Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.5° 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 (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (07 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	!	!	!	!	2	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1150	1131	1584	1817	1846	1972	1942	1789	1535	1369	1305	2868	2418	2208	3281	3336	3078	2862	1890	2843	2672	2672	2713	2713
Wind (km/h)	N	WSW	SSW	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:21PM1.31m				9:02AM1.11m				9:26PM1.29m				10:21AM1.11m				10:42PM1.29m
Low Tide		1:49PM0.41m					2:49AM0.39m				2:53PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:13PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	5:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	11	10
Feels °C	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	13	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	10	9	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1150	1131	1584	1817	1846	1972	1942	1789	1535	1369	1305	2868	2418	2208	3281	3336	3078	2862	1890	1972	2672	2672	2713	2713
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 15
kJ	235	178	21	116	192	188	293	534	719	1105	1158	—	—	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	—	—	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	19	73	157	244	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	S 7	SSW 13	S 6	—	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	132	175	—	—	—	255	2843	228	—	202	206
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	71	62	0	59	0	39	39	0	52	52	21	71	68	68	68	59	71	54	54	21	21	21	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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