Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

12.9° C

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	2	1	3	2	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2126	1975	1915	1828	1617	1659	1665	1638	1513	1291	1172	1022	1130	851	626	488	744	990	3001	3681	3431	2901	3172
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:09PM1.09m				1:13AM1.17m				1:53PM1.18m				1:56AM1.25m					2:29PM1.27m
Low Tide		6:58AM0.46m				7:16PM0.53m				7:43AM0.38m				7:59PM0.45m					8:20AM0.30m				8:36PM0.37m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	19	21	16	16	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	13	12
Feels °C	10	12	12	16	15	14	13	14	14	14	16	18	13	13	9	10	9	10	8	8	9	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	2126	1975	1915	1828	1617	1659	1665	1638	1513	1291	1172	1022	1130	851	626	399	744	990	3001	3681	3431	2901	3172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 18	—	—	—
kJ	—	878	852	357	66	—	—	—	—	203	266	309	255	265	345	488	317	897	1096	1112	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	302	448	121	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 6	S 8	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	30	—	—	—	—	—	3	34	98	154	175	89	104	305	930	1233	908
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	6
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	50	50	91	91	86	68	168	112	114	114	59
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Strandfontein	Pastures	Heaven	Doring Bay	Pastures	Pastures	Pastures	Pastures	Pastures	Heaven	Doring Bay	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay			Doring Bay	Doring Bay	The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Donkin Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4			4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	6
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6

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