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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | |
590 | 581 | 698 | 862 | 2187 | 5261 | 7232 | 7033 | 6135 | 5971 | 6931 | 11183 | 15939 | 18114 | 14435 | 11322 | 9385 | 8739 | 8474 | 7726 | 5253 | 3484 | 4550 | 2655 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:39AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:56AM1.08m | 11:21PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.60m | 3:47PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.51m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.38m | 5:54PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
7 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 590 | 581 | 563 | 862 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 7033 | 6135 | 5971 | — | — | 17 | 18 | 19 | 11322 | 9385 | — | 2359 | 2537 | 1915 | 3484 | 4550 | 2655 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2736 | 2135 | 1929 | 1287 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | NW 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 363 | 394 | 698 | 669 | 2187 | 5261 | 7232 | — | — | 557 | 6931 | 11183 | 15939 | 18114 | 14435 | 471 | 221 | 8739 | 8474 | 7726 | 5253 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 377 | 397 | 414 | 378 | 413 | 631 | 882 | 882 | 397 | 397 | 911 | 1023 | 1023 | 1033 | 413 | 379 | 632 | 82 | 379 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 |
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