Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
2
0
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2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.3
WSW
13
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
971
826
996
1040
920
742
587
612
432
392
439
553
501
305
218
177
171
179
295
282
321
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
3:29PM1.68m
3:51AM1.55m
4:02PM1.67m
4:26AM1.52m
4:38PM1.61m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.06m
9:45PM-0.02m
9:52AM0.06m
10:19PM-0.01m
10:26AM0.10m
10:55PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
17
15
13
13
11
11
11
18
21
23
21
18
17
16
17
23
25
24
23
24
Feels °C
8
9
7
6
7
6
6
6
14
16
18
16
14
13
12
13
20
22
21
20
20
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