Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1812 | 1618 | 1135 | 1190 | 919 | 744 | 591 | 572 | 488 | 367 | 355 | 268 | 263 | 259 | 237 | 194 | 191 | 302 | 823 | 1284 | 2852 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.53m | 5:19AM1.36m | 5:29PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | 11:15PM0.16m | 11:19AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1812 | 1618 | 1135 | 1190 | 919 | 744 | 591 | 572 | 488 | 367 | 355 | 268 | 263 | 259 | 237 | 194 | 191 | 202 | 823 | 1284 | 2852 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 93 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 152 | 302 | 76 | 206 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 60 | 116 | 169 | 223 | 205 | 160 | 121 | 118 | 121 | 98 | 163 | 286 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 82 | 82 | 21 | 91 | 61 | 95 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 239 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 145 | 91 | 244 | 277 | 277 | 244 | 95 |
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