Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.3° 

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (11 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
!
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1049
857
830
692
893
1034
824
715
612
988
1407
1801
3074
2756
2803
2238
2148
1863
1945
1633
1135
933
767
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:10AM1.56m
3:25PM1.70m
3:44AM1.56m
3:58PM1.69m
4:17AM1.52m
4:29PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.02m
9:42PM-0.02m
9:48AM0.03m
10:14PM0.01m
10:19AM0.08m
10:45PM0.07m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:36
6:37
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
18
19
18
15
15
14
15
16
22
21
21
19
17
16
16
18
21
22
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
12
11
15
15
14
11
12
11
11
12
19
16
16
16
14
14
14
18
22
21
17
14
11
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