Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 184 | 170 | 145 | 103 | 133 | 322 | 939 | 1109 | 1121 | 1127 | 1060 | 907 | 850 | 747 | 734 | 655 | 604 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | 2:14AM1.43m | 2:28PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.30m | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 249 | 184 | 170 | 74 | 103 | 83 | 322 | 939 | 1109 | 1121 | 1127 | 1060 | 907 | 850 | 747 | 734 | 655 | 604 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 11 | S 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 9 | 145 | 100 | 122 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 18 | 30 | 133 | 100 | 135 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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