Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313121212121214151616161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)684165465885537344673833311327872617264030263287318138125752857592439110886080087062579947023651
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.44
5:37AM
1.46
6:11PM
1.33
6:32AM
1.30
7:15PM
1.22
7:44AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.06
11:25PM
0.20
11:56AM
0.19
12:18AM
0.33
12:52PM
0.33
1:29AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset--6:19-------6:17-------6:16-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1---1-------------
Temp. °C151616161515151517171717171615141618191716151515
Feels °C (?)11111113121313121213131313111091114141312111111
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