Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 419 | 412 | 376 | 394 | 455 | 471 | 463 | 394 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 308 | 291 | 284 | 265 | 519 | 585 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.42m | 2:44AM1.41m | 3:04PM1.52m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:32PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.24m | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 534 | 419 | 363 | 376 | 394 | 455 | 471 | 463 | 394 | 380 | 380 | 363 | 308 | 291 | 238 | 233 | 519 | 585 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 338 | 345 | 412 | 328 | 322 | 269 | 256 | 247 | 186 | 183 | 140 | 135 | 170 | 133 | 133 | 265 | 174 | 167 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 284 | 215 | 201 | 125 | 123 | 6 | 6 | — | 26 | 53 | 69 | 126 | 176 | 277 | 284 | 119 | — | 49 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 52 | 50 | 52 |
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