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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9AM is: 6.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
6245 | 6316 | 7327 | 12140 | 15485 | 16875 | 13374 | 10673 | 8805 | 8168 | 7962 | 4861 | 4836 | 3330 | 2552 | 2259 | 1921 | 1780 | 1681 | 1936 | 2187 | 2400 | 2318 | 2000 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.08m | 11:21PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.18m | 00:10AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.51m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.38m | 5:54PM0.40m | 6:38AM0.24m | 6:43PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
— | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 6245 | 4995 | — | — | — | — | — | 10673 | 8805 | 3069 | 7962 | 2288 | 2278 | 3330 | 2552 | 2259 | 1921 | 1780 | 1681 | 1936 | 2187 | 2400 | 2318 | 2000 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3113 | — | 3100 | 2405 | 2138 | 1915 | 1553 | 1435 | 1346 | 1167 | 1042 | 961 | 851 | 843 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | — | WSW 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6316 | 7327 | 12140 | 15485 | 16875 | 13374 | 348 | — | 8168 | — | 4861 | 4836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 882 | 397 | 397 | 911 | 908 | 1033 | 1058 | 454 | 82 | 1063 | 82 | 82 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 0 |
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