Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 472 | 1082 | 1929 | 2285 | 2294 | 2061 | 3029 | 4098 | 4102 | 3843 | 3543 | 3314 | 3242 | 3214 | 3266 | 3191 | 3234 | 3751 | 4021 | 4310 | 4618 | 4555 | 4119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.19m | 7:39PM1.32m | 8:21AM1.10m | 8:49PM1.23m | 9:52AM1.06m | 10:23PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.31m | 1:11PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.38m | 2:13PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 200 | 472 | 1082 | 1929 | 2285 | 2294 | 2061 | 3029 | 4098 | 4102 | 3843 | 3543 | 3314 | 3242 | 3214 | 3266 | 3191 | 3234 | 3751 | 4021 | 4310 | 4618 | 4555 | 4119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 138 | 96 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 51 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 95 | 95 | 137 | 323 | 377 | 318 | 244 | 82 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 129 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 68 | 59 | 56 |
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