Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
805 | 2310 | 2458 | 2254 | 2113 | 1388 | 1227 | 1059 | 1059 | 993 | 1351 | 1247 | 1035 | 771 | 913 | 563 | 1215 | 1365 | 1908 | 2248 | 2412 | 2782 | 3364 | 3781 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | 5:23AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:48AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:22AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
686 | 2310 | 2458 | 2254 | 2113 | 1388 | 1227 | 1059 | 1059 | 993 | 1351 | 1247 | 1035 | 771 | 913 | 563 | 1215 | 1365 | 1908 | 2248 | 2412 | 2782 | 3364 | 3781 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
805 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 96 | 394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 11 | 11 | — | 207 | 239 | 245 | 226 | 165 | 82 | 10 | — | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 71 | 59 | 114 | 129 | 377 | 129 | 108 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 68 | 362 | 59 | 59 |
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