Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 589 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 700 | 667 | 646 | 448 | 455 | 902 | 1064 | 1251 | 1387 | 1261 | 1182 | 1110 | 932 | 862 | 749 | 668 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.00m | 8:49AM0.92m | 9:38PM0.93m | 11:19AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.63m | 2:02AM0.63m | 2:58PM0.72m | 4:47AM0.65m | 5:47PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 589 | 589 | 796 | 796 | 734 | 700 | 667 | 646 | 448 | 455 | 902 | 1064 | 1251 | 1387 | 1261 | 1182 | 1110 | 932 | 862 | 749 | 668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 49 | 31 | 191 | 130 | 84 | 248 | 251 | — | — | — | 57 | 29 | 117 | 76 | — | — | — | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 125 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 164 | 239 | 355 | 412 | 287 | 196 | — | — | 105 | 102 | 77 | 240 | 291 | 168 | 111 | — | 110 | 69 | 68 | 154 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 0 |
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