Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 12PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3478 | 3346 | 2530 | 2426 | 3858 | 3618 | 2981 | 2216 | 1832 | 1857 | 1487 | 1386 | 725 | 900 | 861 | 915 | 1872 | 1730 | 1302 | 954 | 784 | 852 | 1314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.23m | 1:05AM1.35m | 1:44PM1.38m | 2:00AM1.46m | 2:31PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.33m | 6:57PM0.38m | 7:31AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.24m | 8:19AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3478 | 3346 | 2530 | 2426 | 2643 | — | 2375 | 2216 | 1832 | 1568 | 1487 | 6 | 462 | 347 | 861 | 816 | 1872 | 1730 | 1302 | 954 | 784 | 637 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 27 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 156 | 357 | 742 | 915 | 75 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 224 | 852 | 1314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 26 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 453 | 101 | 101 | — | — | 27 | 125 | 10 | 20 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 235 | 360 | 3858 | 3618 | 2981 | — | — | 1857 | 637 | 1386 | 725 | 900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 363 | 490 | 1859 | 1417 | 1466 | 377 | 114 | 114 | 59 | 112 | 71 | 71 | 59 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 0 |
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