Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 4AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3666 | 3122 | 2747 | 1708 | 1326 | 1037 | 865 | 765 | 574 | 511 | 457 | 555 | 722 | 851 | 1498 | 1518 | 1902 | 1627 | 1229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.24m | 5:56AM1.16m | 6:05PM1.12m | 6:43AM1.06m | 6:56PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.38m | 11:55AM0.50m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:42PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3666 | 3122 | 2747 | 1708 | 1326 | 1037 | 865 | 599 | 498 | 498 | 410 | 394 | 722 | 851 | 1498 | 1518 | 1902 | 1627 | 1229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 359 | 228 | 285 | 714 | 596 | 632 | 610 | 765 | 574 | 511 | 457 | 555 | 282 | 277 | 273 | 96 | 71 | — | 630 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 83 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 49 | 39 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 490 | 175 | 68 |
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