Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
1003
1209
1948
1899
1735
1622
1455
1301
1265
1079
957
814
802
680
553
590
1317
1437
2044
2823
3981
4805
5030
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
20
WSW
30
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53AM1.07m
7:50PM1.09m
8:07AM1.01m
9:10PM1.10m
9:39AM1.01m
10:24PM1.16m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:59AM0.62m
2:22PM0.54m
3:34AM0.60m
3:47PM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:00
6:00
5:59
1
17
5
11
4
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
13
13
12
14
14
13
14
14
12
11
11
14
15
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
11
9
8
9
7
3
4
4
3
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.2
S
12
1.3
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
157
1003
1209
1948
1899
1735
1622
1455
1301
1265
1079
957
814
802
680
553
590
501
501
11
572
12
18
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
408
378
384
159
129
22
20
95
69
49
33
32
21
57
55
12
14
14
13
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
18
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.1
W
11
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
596
130
129
24
20
40
38
36
34
32
2
13
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
NNW
3
1
NW
4
1.6
NW
6
2.1
W
7
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
99
97
129
7
37
150
408
1317
1437
2044
2823
3981
4805
5030
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
52
52
50
0
0
0
21
91
82
145
137
137
132
92
828
911
1042
1063
489
413
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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