Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2032 | 2185 | 2259 | 1775 | 2884 | 1915 | 1824 | 1853 | 1883 | 2290 | 2099 | 1891 | 1659 | 1446 | 1336 | 1149 | 1111 | 914 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.01m | 8:05AM0.98m | 8:37PM0.94m | 10:05AM1.00m | 10:37PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.59m | 2:17PM0.70m | 3:12AM0.64m | 4:44PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2032 | 2185 | 2259 | 763 | 2884 | 1915 | 1824 | 1853 | 1883 | 2290 | 2099 | 1891 | 1659 | 1446 | 1336 | 1149 | 1111 | 914 | 817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 57 | 92 | 1775 | 138 | 167 | 251 | 225 | 200 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 129 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 114 | 68 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 21 |
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