Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 387 | 380 | 363 | 308 | 291 | 284 | 265 | 519 | 585 | 452 | 461 | 577 | 577 | 724 | 956 | 1127 | 2103 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.52m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:32PM1.59m | 3:45AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 401 | 387 | 380 | 363 | 308 | 291 | 238 | 233 | 519 | 585 | 452 | 461 | 577 | 577 | 724 | 956 | 1127 | 841 | 817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 197 | 183 | 140 | 135 | 170 | 133 | 133 | 265 | 174 | 167 | 130 | 100 | 96 | 172 | 72 | 53 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 53 | 69 | 126 | 176 | 277 | 284 | 119 | — | 49 | 48 | 64 | 62 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 42 | 19 | 34 | 2103 | 643 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 91 | 52 | 59 | 91 | 362 | 378 |
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