Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.5° C

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1972	1942	1789	1535	1265	1305	3182	2553	2358	3477	3336	3035	2862	2805	2843	2713	2713	2713	2507	2507	2230	2049	1883	1732
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:02AM1.11m				9:26PM1.29m				10:21AM1.11m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.16m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.39m				2:53PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:13PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	12	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	13	14	13	9	8	8	9	10	10	9	8	9	8	8	6	9	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	1972	1942	1789	1535	1265	1305	3182	2553	2358	3477	3336	3035	2862	2135	1874	2713	2713	2713	2507	2507	2230	2049	1883	1732
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12
kJ	188	293	534	719	1105	1039	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	340	17	37	58	80	110	141
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	65	103	190	264	—	202	—	2805	2843	263	235	200	200	—	—	—	—	259
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Haakgat Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Rocklands Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Off The Wall Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	54	54	47	47	52	71	68	71	68	59	59	59	68	68	68	54	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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