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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 7 | S 8 | |
683 | 736 | 723 | 760 | 663 | 644 | 604 | 594 | 553 | 534 | 534 | 593 | 726 | 891 | 1152 | 1163 | 1041 | 971 | 1256 | 787 | 643 | 467 | 374 | 631 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.39m | 3:25PM1.35m | 3:30AM1.38m | 3:59PM1.35m | 4:05AM1.35m | 4:34PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:29PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.20m | 10:03PM0.32m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 |
 kJ | 683 | 736 | 723 | 760 | 663 | 644 | 604 | 594 | 553 | 534 | 534 | 593 | 726 | 891 | 1152 | 1163 | 1041 | 971 | 1256 | 787 | 643 | 467 | 363 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 20 | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 166 | 157 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 34 | 77 | 322 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | 218 | 220 | 374 | 631 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 39 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 62 | 54 | 54 | 86 | 377 | 377 | 149 | 52 |
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