Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 103 | 133 | 322 | 860 | 1109 | 1121 | 1099 | 1129 | 888 | 850 | 747 | 734 | 722 | 604 | 542 | 551 | 653 | 964 | 1983 | 1850 | 1728 | 1604 | 1491 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.47m | 2:14AM1.43m | 2:28PM1.58m | 2:46AM1.50m | 2:58PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 77 | 103 | 81 | 322 | 860 | 1109 | 1121 | 1099 | 1129 | 888 | 850 | 747 | 734 | 722 | 604 | 542 | 551 | 448 | 964 | 1983 | 1850 | 1728 | 1604 | 1491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 100 | 98 | 66 | 48 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 150 | 342 | 653 | 440 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 30 | 133 | 104 | 14 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 36 | 119 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 49 | 0 | 59 | 72 | 52 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 129 |
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