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Yzerfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yzerfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Yzerfontein at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Yzerfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1819 | 1834 | 1891 | 1934 | 2027 | 1959 | 2004 | 1853 | 1613 | 1624 | 1253 | 1100 | 903 | 778 | 663 | 589 | 773 | 1142 | 1772 | 1902 | 1633 | 1474 | 1699 | 1488 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.43m | 3:17AM1.49m | 3:42PM1.42m | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.10m | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:44PM0.24m | 10:03AM0.16m | 10:14PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1819 | 1834 | 1891 | 1934 | 2027 | 1959 | 2004 | 1853 | 1613 | 1624 | 1253 | 1100 | 903 | 778 | 663 | 573 | 510 | 1142 | 1772 | 1902 | 1633 | 1474 | 1699 | 1488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 72 | 158 | 198 | 156 | 141 | 371 | 589 | 773 | 246 | 73 | 49 | 115 | 105 | 99 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | S 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 17 | 71 | 127 | 124 | 261 | 380 | 141 | 141 | 102 | 98 | 43 | 70 | 31 | 33 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 36 | 39 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 244 | 244 | 323 | 129 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 129 | 323 | 91 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 82 | 91 | 62 | 95 | 152 | 91 | 72 |
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