Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.9° 

Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
!
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
SW
9
1.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
956
1127
714
722
805
2419
1879
2407
1520
1388
1227
1059
964
964
844
830
753
657
645
698
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:01PM1.63m
4:16AM1.50m
4:31PM1.63m
4:48AM1.47m
5:03PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.06m
10:14PM0.07m
10:18AM0.07m
10:45PM0.07m
10:48AM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
16
10
8
8
8
7
6
5
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
9
7
8
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Yzerfontein surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest