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Yzerfontein Surf Forecast
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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 3PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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 Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | |
1379 | 1379 | 1355 | 1452 | 1382 | 1559 | 1948 | 1597 | 1270 | 1026 | 867 | 1029 | 776 | 799 | 601 | 461 | 399 | 395 | 317 | 419 | 373 | 414 | 402 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.26m | 5:24AM1.24m | 5:57PM1.19m | 6:03AM1.15m | 6:45PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:18PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:57PM0.49m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:46AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 7 |
 kJ | 1379 | 1379 | 1355 | 1452 | 1382 | 1559 | 1948 | 1597 | 1270 | 1026 | 867 | 755 | 332 | 257 | 357 | 295 | 261 | 292 | 224 | 419 | 373 | 414 | 402 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | 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 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 126 | 95 | 91 | 270 | 942 | 800 | 648 | 583 | 446 | 372 | 285 | 431 | 128 | 95 | 31 | 69 | 103 | 184 | 188 | 78 | 151 | 212 | 373 | 408 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 20 | 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 | W 13 | W 22 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | S 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 80 | 105 | 264 | 208 | 242 | 314 | 372 | 128 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 152 | 123 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 596 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1029 | 776 | 799 | 601 | 461 | 399 | 395 | 317 | 187 | 289 | 149 | 116 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 112 | 114 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 21 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 52 | 39 | 0 |
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