Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 128 | 98 | 174 | 140 | 106 | 102 | 251 | 559 | 805 | 2234 | 2042 | 2381 | 2002 | 2060 | 1974 | 1622 | 1497 | 1269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:11AM1.53m | 4:23PM1.59m | 4:54AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM-0.03m | 10:12AM0.11m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 128 | 128 | 98 | 174 | 140 | 106 | 102 | 124 | 321 | 587 | 2234 | 2042 | 2381 | 2002 | 2060 | 1974 | 1622 | 1497 | 1269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 89 | 82 | 90 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 251 | 559 | 805 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 15 | SW 9 | W 15 | — | S 6 | WSW 20 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | 4 | 39 | 4 | — | 3 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 92 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 88 | 76 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 122 | 261 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 91 | 435 | 114 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 91 | 413 | 175 | 116 |
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