Yzerfontein surf break

Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110101414131313131313161414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)661638544479471375258216180204248666711905961917936951202318481906215122763521
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07
Sunset--6:29-------6:28-------6:25-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C202019181717171720222018181717171920201918171817
Feels °C (?)191816161616171719201817171617171919181818171714
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