Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 7PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 941 | 1467 | 2948 | 3281 | 3468 | 3420 | 2967 | 2722 | 2381 | 1942 | 1671 | 1363 | 1131 | 1169 | 1070 | 964 | 787 | 659 | 647 | 484 | 425 | 377 | 341 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.62m | 4:28AM1.54m | 4:55PM1.63m | 5:12AM1.48m | 5:37PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.00m | 10:25PM0.07m | 10:40AM0.01m | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:20AM0.07m | 11:55PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 941 | 1467 | 2948 | 3281 | 3468 | 3420 | 2967 | 2722 | 2381 | 1942 | 1671 | 1363 | 1131 | 1169 | 1070 | 964 | 787 | 659 | 647 | 484 | 425 | 377 | 341 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 133 | 138 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 38 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 72 | 72 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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