Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 1074 | 2784 | 3504 | 3408 | 3104 | 2036 | 1783 | 1193 | 691 | 1050 | 1109 | 1185 | 1148 | 960 | 961 | 808 | 709 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.40m | 5:50AM1.25m | 6:01PM1.27m | 6:24AM1.13m | 6:37PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.28m | 11:48AM0.38m | 00:15AM0.40m | 12:20PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 823 | 1074 | 2784 | 3504 | 3408 | 3104 | 2036 | 1783 | 1193 | 669 | 1050 | 1109 | 1185 | 1148 | 960 | 961 | 808 | 683 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 250 | — | 269 | 464 | 541 | 549 | 628 | 618 | 339 | 324 | 141 | 49 | 103 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 265 | 259 | — | — | — | — | 175 | 389 | 587 | 691 | 706 | 697 | 751 | 755 | 639 | 616 | 636 | 709 | 600 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 129 | 92 | 68 | 71 | 363 | 377 | 377 | 112 | 112 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 435 | 72 | 938 | 114 | 52 |
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