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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yzerfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | |
1245 | 1403 | 1382 | 1752 | 1783 | 1597 | 1400 | 1164 | 899 | 1048 | 855 | 799 | 588 | 533 | 455 | 445 | 386 | 419 | 373 | 351 | 402 | 596 | 1003 | 1068 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | 5:57PM1.19m | 6:03AM1.15m | 6:45PM1.13m | 6:53AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:57PM0.49m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:46AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 1245 | 1403 | 1382 | 1752 | 1783 | 1597 | 1400 | 1164 | 899 | 755 | 328 | 257 | 357 | 413 | 351 | 335 | 266 | 419 | 373 | 351 | 402 | 378 | 1003 | 1068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 210 | 942 | 800 | 648 | 583 | 422 | 349 | 307 | 431 | 128 | 95 | 31 | 295 | 261 | 184 | 188 | 78 | 151 | 212 | 373 | 596 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | W 20 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 81 | 80 | 105 | 264 | 208 | 239 | 314 | 372 | 130 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 69 | 103 | 152 | 123 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 321 | 384 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1048 | 855 | 799 | 588 | 533 | 455 | 445 | 386 | 224 | 329 | 205 | 153 | 176 | 217 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 82 | 71 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 114 | 62 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 71 | 124 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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