Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SAST
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Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
361
280
226
155
128
147
171
168
166
163
170
130
125
122
117
207
419
454
679
878
2555
3025
3143
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24AM1.07m
10:20PM1.17m
11:03AM1.09m
11:36PM1.25m
12:11PM1.17m
00:29AM1.35m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.49m
5:16PM0.47m
6:09AM0.39m
6:16PM0.40m
6:57AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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6:15
6:14
6:13
6:10
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
23
22
22
19
16
15
19
20
19
17
15
14
15
16
17
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
20
20
19
19
20
16
14
12
15
17
17
16
14
12
12
13
12
9
11
10
8
8
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
1.9
WSW
8
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
461
361
280
226
155
128
147
171
168
166
163
170
130
125
122
117
207
55
454
100
149
1791
3025
3143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
12
1.8
WSW
9
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
52
71
27
17
12
12
6
6
12
3
6
18
56
5
54
4
6
516
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
12
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
2
4
2
8
4
7
7
7
12
12
5
26
41
40
5
6
4
6
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
4
1.7
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
2
5
4
1
3
2
1
3
13
419
679
878
2555
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
47
0
0
0
39
0
21
95
82
82
49
21
21
95
114
82
92
92
92
92
1037
72
71
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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