Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 503 | 503 | 551 | 671 | 880 | 1197 | 1109 | 904 | 709 | 549 | 437 | 362 | 176 | 151 | 306 | 640 | 606 | 1387 | 1970 | 2157 | 2254 | 2063 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.42m | 7:24AM1.18m | 7:45PM1.31m | 8:16AM1.08m | 8:37PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.27m | 1:24AM0.33m | 1:21PM0.39m | 2:14AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 565 | 503 | 503 | 551 | 671 | 880 | 1197 | 1109 | 904 | 709 | 549 | 437 | 362 | 176 | 151 | 101 | 640 | 606 | 1387 | 1970 | 2157 | 2254 | 2063 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 194 | 188 | 181 | 138 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 122 | 89 | 116 | 116 | 90 | 89 | 169 | 60 | 306 | 70 | 54 | 38 | 25 | 24 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 50 | 53 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 87 | 122 | 118 | 56 | 79 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 82 | 72 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 |
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