Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
!
!
3
3
4
2
0
1
2
2
1
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SSW
7
2
S
11
2
SSW
12
1.4
SW
14
2.2
SSW
17
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
344
289
556
527
543
247
953
1018
731
2731
3590
3348
2764
2098
1750
1697
1736
1693
1632
1805
1977
2132
1820
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:12PM1.38m
2:17AM1.50m
2:43PM1.41m
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.43m
3:17AM1.49m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.15m
8:13PM0.24m
8:38AM0.11m
8:44PM0.22m
9:06AM0.10m
9:14PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:08
6:07
6:07
6:06
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
15
14
14
13
14
12
12
12
10
9
8
10
12
11
11
14
14
12
11
12
11
11
11
9
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SW
10
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
2.2
SSW
17
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
284
344
289
131
527
543
242
181
171
731
2731
3590
3348
2764
2098
1750
1697
1736
1693
1632
1805
1977
2132
1820
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.9
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.7
S
12
0.8
SW
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.8
SW
18
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
177
147
154
221
209
67
132
221
29
379
13
49
31
12
12
2
4
4
2
9
9
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
SW
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
156
108
173
8
42
28
41
39
9
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
1.5
S
11
1.1
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
2
S
11
2
SSW
12
1.5
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
10
556
65
175
247
953
1018
160
91
20
17
9
16
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
52
435
68
50
39
50
52
108
91
91
59
56
21
21
0
129
244
244
244
112
112
129
112
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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