Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.8° 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 (09 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	3	!	!	!	!	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1305	2868	2553	2358	3430	3148	3035	2820	2979	1847	2887	2887	2887	2672	2469	2196	2162	1991	1732	1732	1548	1404	1240	1096
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:26PM1.29m				10:21AM1.11m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.16m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.25m
Low Tide	2:53PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:13PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m				6:33AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	16
Feels °C	13	11	9	8	8	9	10	10	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	11	12	11	10	9	9	9	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1305	2868	2553	2358	3430	3148	3035	2820	2135	1847	2176	2887	2887	2672	2469	2196	2162	1991	1732	1732	1548	1404	1240	1096
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	1039	—	—	—	—	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	340	17	37	57	80	109	141	136	129	118	116	116
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	WSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	SSW 13	S 7	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	19	78	156	214	—	—	—	2979	277	2887	200	165	160	—	—	254	261	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Martin West Coast	Milnerton Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Haakgat Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	71	65	129	68	59	59	59	71	377	68	68	65	21	21	0	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven			Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven		Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Stompneus	Stompneus	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Pastures	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Strandfontein
Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	4	4	4		4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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