Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 1AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 981 | 2371 | 7946 | 7881 | 7312 | 5588 | 4749 | 4119 | 3709 | 3074 | 2448 | 2412 | 2254 | 2094 | 1806 | 900 | 1617 | 1565 | 1565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:10PM1.02m | 00:18AM1.11m | 1:09PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.64m | 5:56AM0.52m | 6:17PM0.61m | 6:58AM0.46m | 7:16PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 981 | 1187 | 7946 | 7881 | 7312 | 5588 | 4749 | 4119 | 3709 | 3074 | 2448 | 2412 | 2254 | 2094 | 1806 | 900 | 1617 | 1565 | 1565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 5 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 380 | 2371 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 781 | 24 | 848 | 66 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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