Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
11.8°C
3.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
1147
1251
1387
1261
1261
1182
1094
918
835
668
573
488
443
436
371
353
320
283
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM0.93m
11:19AM0.96m
11:38PM0.99m
12:25PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.72m
4:47AM0.65m
5:47PM0.67m
6:11AM0.55m
6:42PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:40
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
21
20
21
25
25
25
23
22
21
20
21
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
17
18
20
19
18
20
23
22
22
21
21
20
19
20
26
24
25
23
25
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