Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
13.4° C
1.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
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2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.6
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
0.9
WSW
23
1.2
WSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3478
3346
2530
2426
3858
3618
2981
2216
1832
1857
1487
1386
725
900
861
915
1872
1730
1302
954
784
852
1314
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
40
SSE
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:48PM1.23m
1:05AM1.35m
1:44PM1.38m
2:00AM1.46m
2:31PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.33m
6:57PM0.38m
7:31AM0.21m
7:55PM0.24m
8:19AM0.10m
8:44PM0.12m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
6
6
3
3
4
4
4
6
5
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
12
13
13
13
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