Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is

13.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	1	2	3	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	680	794	913	1040	901	990	2371	7635	7595	7312	5588	4555	4119	3709	3074	2580	2281	2126	1982	1922	1724	1617	1591	1565
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:48AM0.98m					11:05PM1.08m				12:10PM1.02m				00:18AM1.11m				1:09PM1.09m
Low Tide		4:34AM0.54m				4:49PM0.64m					5:56AM0.52m				6:17PM0.61m				6:58AM0.46m				7:16PM0.53m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	8	7	7	7	8	13	10	10	11	10	10	12	11	11	9	9	10	9	9	12	17	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	680	794	913	1040	901	990	1247	7635	7595	7312	5588	4555	4119	3709	3074	2580	2281	2126	1982	1922	1724	1617	1591	1565
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	WSW 12	SW 20	SW 18	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—
kJ	242	152	306	—	196	380	2371	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	929	757	357	—	—	—
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)	NNW 3	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	18	44	51	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	34	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Guyztus Point West Coast	Muizenberg Cape Town	Derde Steen Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Eerste Steen Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Yzerfontein West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	5	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	95	95	114	91	55	21	0	59	59	59	59	59	68	68	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Strandfontein	Strandfontein		Jacobs Bay	Jacobs Bay	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Heaven	Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Doring Bay	Pastures
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		4	5	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Sunset Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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