Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1827 | 1939 | 2031 | 1901 | 1837 | 2162 | 1924 | 1809 | 1737 | 2002 | 2998 | 2611 | 2372 | 2075 | 1982 | 1684 | 1572 | 1531 | 1432 | 1413 | 1413 | 1138 | 961 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.57m | 3:52PM1.69m | 4:09AM1.56m | 4:29PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.04m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:45PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1827 | 1939 | 2031 | 1901 | 1837 | 2162 | 1924 | 1809 | 1611 | 2002 | 2998 | 2611 | 2372 | 2075 | 1982 | 1684 | 1572 | 1531 | 1432 | 1413 | 1413 | 1138 | 961 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 18 |
| kJ | 292 | 240 | 252 | 164 | 130 | 19 | 389 | 1031 | 1737 | 1111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 19 | 36 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | — | — | 41 | 79 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 33 | 22 | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 49 | 82 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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