Yzerfontein Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.33° S 18.16° E

Yzerfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Yzerfontein sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.4° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
5
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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)
2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1581
2220
2238
2221
2031
1857
1575
1341
1319
1209
1144
1048
1031
759
872
1058
949
972
884
2518
8245
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
15
N
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:16AM1.08m
8:37PM1.20m
9:23AM1.00m
9:44PM1.11m
10:48AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.51m
3:15AM0.50m
3:15PM0.60m
4:34AM0.54m
4:49PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
10
12
11
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
8
11
12
13
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