Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 924 | 1602 | 1680 | 1949 | 1876 | 1712 | 1487 | 1291 | 1216 | 1077 | 904 | 890 | 798 | 525 | 451 | 451 | 387 | 394 | 477 | 463 | 401 | 447 | 447 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.24m | 2:07PM1.31m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:36PM1.42m | 2:44AM1.41m | 3:04PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:46PM0.24m | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 924 | 1602 | 1680 | 1949 | 1876 | 1712 | 1487 | 1291 | 1216 | 1077 | 904 | 890 | 798 | 525 | 451 | 451 | 387 | 394 | 477 | 463 | 401 | 447 | 447 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 245 | 86 | 86 | 104 | — | — | 54 | 257 | 156 | 234 | 258 | 239 | 142 | 338 | 345 | 291 | 353 | 322 | 269 | 256 | 247 | 186 | 180 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 51 | 99 | 144 | 220 | 215 | 196 | 144 | 186 | 6 | 13 | — | 26 | 53 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 255 | 243 | 243 | 226 | 236 | 303 | 287 | 261 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 59 | 21 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 0 |
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