Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 272 | 173 | 169 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 174 | 140 | 106 | 102 | 251 | 559 | 805 | 2941 | 2525 | 2381 | 2290 | 2222 | 1974 | 1622 | 1497 | 1269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:11AM1.53m | 4:23PM1.59m | 4:54AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.03m | 10:12AM0.11m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 375 | 272 | 173 | 169 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 174 | 140 | 106 | 102 | 124 | 321 | 630 | 2941 | 2525 | 2381 | 2290 | 2222 | 1974 | 1622 | 1497 | 1269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 251 | 559 | 805 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | W 15 | S 6 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 95 | 51 | 82 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 59 | — | 42 | 39 | 50 | 66 | 66 | 117 | 193 | 177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 72 | 129 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 91 | 91 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 91 | 435 | 149 | 50 |
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