Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 1672 | 1673 | 1674 | 1581 | 1354 | 1450 | 933 | 1202 | 1182 | 859 | 763 | 711 | 376 | 346 | 535 | 924 | 1602 | 1680 | 1799 | 1850 | 1621 | 1390 | 1291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.04m | 12:57PM1.07m | 1:01AM1.13m | 1:36PM1.19m | 1:40AM1.24m | 2:07PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.55m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.44m | 7:59AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 694 | 1672 | 1673 | 1674 | 1581 | 1354 | 1450 | 933 | 1202 | 1182 | 859 | 763 | 711 | 376 | 303 | 535 | 924 | 1602 | 1680 | 1799 | 1850 | 1621 | 1390 | 1291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 501 | 130 | 72 | 177 | 31 | 30 | — | 204 | — | — | — | 67 | 125 | 163 | 346 | 249 | 226 | 116 | 86 | — | — | — | 86 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 157 | 208 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 25 | 29 | — | 46 | 70 | 59 | 88 | 190 | 239 | 247 | 228 | 263 | 297 | 338 | 524 | 520 | 398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 52 | 105 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 21 | 59 | 435 | 435 | 52 | 52 |
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