
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2247 | 2082 | 1902 | 1822 | 1527 | 1482 | 1266 | 1137 | 1053 | 1053 | 1083 | 1083 | 991 | 1067 | 878 | 784 | 710 | 732 | 669 | 600 | 609 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.36m | 3:06AM1.38m | 3:33PM1.43m | 3:38AM1.41m | 4:03PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.30m | 9:22AM0.17m | 9:40PM0.25m | 9:50AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2247 | 2082 | 1902 | 1822 | 1527 | 1482 | 1266 | 1137 | 1053 | 1053 | 1083 | 1083 | 991 | 1067 | 878 | 784 | 710 | 732 | 669 | 600 | 609 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
356 | 313 | 264 | 239 | 205 | — | — | 63 | 52 | 30 | — | — | — | 25 | 15 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — |
437 | 383 | — | 310 | 266 | 163 | 113 | 4 | — | — | 43 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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