Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
13.1°C
2.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
2
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
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
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
988
1407
1801
3074
2756
2803
2390
2148
1863
1812
1514
1233
933
846
744
591
512
437
367
355
309
263
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:58PM1.69m
4:17AM1.52m
4:29PM1.63m
4:48AM1.45m
4:59PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.03m
10:14PM0.01m
10:19AM0.08m
10:45PM0.07m
10:49AM0.16m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
21
19
20
18
17
17
17
18
21
20
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
16
16
13
15
15
15
15
16
17
20
19
17
16
14
13
12
12
10
12
10
9
10
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