Jongensfontein Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Jongensfontein Surf Guide

Jongensfontein in Boland and Southern Cape is an exposed reef break that has dependable surf. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Light onshore winds ruin the qulaity Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. A left hand reef break. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for sharks and rocks.

Jongensfontein Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	consistent	18.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Jongensfontein:

The best conditions reported for surf at Jongensfontein occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Jongensfontein (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Jongensfontein with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in June while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Jongensfontein Location Map

Interactive Jongensfontein surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Jongensfontein is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 107 km (66 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Jongensfontein is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 121 km (75 miles) away.

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Jongensfontein Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:38 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Jongensfontein look like?

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Credit: The Wannabe Timotei Man

Tides at Jongensfontein

Current tide and informaton

For Dolphin Point, 8 km from Jongensfontein.

Next High Water: 06:06am | 1.54m

Next Low Water: 11:59pm | 0.62m

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Jongensfontein Sea Temperature

The Jongensfontein water temperature is reasonably warm (18.9 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite