
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
907 | 850 | 760 | 747 | 666 | 604 | 542 | 551 | 653 | 964 | 1856 | 1825 | 1728 | 1604 | 1491 | 1349 | 1272 | 1093 | 957 | 971 | 906 | 946 | 789 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.58m | 2:46AM1.50m | 2:58PM1.65m | 3:18AM1.55m | 3:29PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.06m | 9:45PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
907 | 850 | 760 | 747 | 666 | 604 | 542 | 551 | 505 | 964 | 1856 | 1825 | 1728 | 1604 | 1491 | 1349 | 1272 | 1093 | 957 | 971 | 624 | 528 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 150 | 342 | 653 | 440 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 139 | 282 | 299 | 316 | 335 | 502 | 595 | 906 | 946 | 789 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 71 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 129 | 86 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 433 | 377 | 377 | 52 |
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