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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1PM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), 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 WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
581 | 563 | 2257 | 2061 | 4384 | 6109 | 3739 | 5802 | 5943 | 7181 | 11941 | 15591 | 16156 | 13481 | 11243 | 9096 | 8627 | 8176 | 7577 | 7296 | 5894 | 4975 | 2380 | 2069 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:56AM1.08m | 11:21PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.18m | 00:10AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 |
18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 581 | 563 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 3739 | 5802 | 5943 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 10054 | — | — | 2084 | 1915 | 2483 | 5894 | 4975 | 2380 | 2069 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SW 22 | — | SW 22 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | 19 | — | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2347 | 2151 | 1945 | 1527 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | — | NW 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 337 | 520 | 2257 | 2061 | 4384 | 6109 | 2440 | — | 696 | 7181 | 11941 | 15591 | 16156 | 13481 | 11243 | 9096 | 8627 | 8176 | 7577 | 7296 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 92 | 433 | 454 | 693 | 1063 | 882 | 492 | 413 | 397 | 1064 | 1023 | 1030 | 1042 | 454 | 363 | 454 | 93 | 379 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 92 | 71 |
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