Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1266 | 1137 | 1053 | 1067 | 1083 | 1162 | 991 | 976 | 946 | 864 | 784 | 721 | 669 | 591 | 609 | 609 | 591 | 444 | 416 | 409 | 314 | 298 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.43m | 3:38AM1.41m | 4:03PM1.49m | 4:09AM1.43m | 4:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.17m | 9:40PM0.25m | 9:50AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.21m | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1266 | 1137 | 1053 | 1067 | 1083 | 1162 | 991 | 976 | 946 | 864 | 784 | 721 | 669 | 591 | 609 | 609 | 591 | 444 | 416 | 409 | 314 | 298 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | W 20 | SSE 5 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 66 | 44 | 43 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 60 | 69 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | N 11 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 78 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 113 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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