Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1319 | 1209 | 1229 | 1048 | 960 | 759 | 794 | 990 | 963 | 901 | 990 | 2371 | 7635 | 7595 | 7056 | 5369 | 4362 | 4119 | 3709 | 3074 | 2580 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.00m | 9:44PM1.11m | 10:48AM0.98m | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:10PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.60m | 4:34AM0.54m | 4:49PM0.64m | 5:56AM0.52m | 6:17PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1319 | 1209 | 1229 | 1048 | 960 | 759 | 794 | 990 | 963 | 901 | 990 | 1167 | 7635 | 7595 | 7056 | 5369 | 4362 | 4119 | 3709 | 3074 | 2580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 42 | 82 | 113 | 71 | 242 | 152 | 306 | — | 196 | 380 | 2371 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 73 | 198 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 82 | 82 | 49 | 21 | 49 | 95 | 112 | 137 | 77 | 39 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 0 |
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