Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.3° 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 (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 6AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	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
kJ	5300	2482	2278	2111	2082	1902	1822	1527	1482	1266	1242	1053	1067	1083	1083	1083	1067	946	784	796	721	732	591	609
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	S	S	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:33AM1.32m				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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	15	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	7	7	8	9	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	11	16	14	12	13	13	12	12	14	15	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	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
kJ	5300	2482	2278	2111	2082	1902	1822	1527	1482	1266	1242	1053	1067	1083	1083	1083	1067	946	784	796	721	732	591	609
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	SE 6	SSE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	265	454	356	309	277	200	—	—	109	56	47	—	—	—	12	—	8	5	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 3	—	—	SSE 7	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	—
kJ	730	489	525	533	—	—	—	—	127	113	3	—	—	41	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	59	54	59	59	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	52	52	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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