Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is

17.1°C

Jongensfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 7	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	408	296	260	250	250	245	240	225	182	166	143	122	113	93	49	73	73	59	74	74	76
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ENE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:14PM2.09m				2:37AM1.96m				2:48PM2.19m				3:12AM2.03m				3:23PM2.23m
Low Tide	8:03AM0.23m				8:31PM0.06m				8:37AM0.13m				9:05PM-0.03m				9:12AM0.07m				9:40PM-0.06m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	17	18	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	15	17	15	18	17	16	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 9	S 7	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 11
kJ	408	296	260	250	250	245	240	225	182	166	143	122	113	93	40	73	73	59	74	74	76
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	SW 9	S 7	ESE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9
kJ	92	80	79	54	38	37	38	37	24	17	12	11	11	41	49	37	10	10	51	49	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSE 8	SW 11	ESE 10	SW 6	ESE 10	SSE 10	ESE 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	SE 10
kJ	10	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10	11	11	6	5	10	6	11	11	10	14	27	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	59	17	19	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	8	78	78	57	52	0	0	52	78	141	141	141	141	103	79	0	230	141	141	180	141
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point		Hawston	Vleesbaai	Hawston	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Voelklip				Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Voelklip	Moonlight Bay	Pringle Bay			Gansbaai	Gansbaai
Rating (10 max)	3		2	1	2	2	2	2				1	1	1	2	1	1			2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Guibeleco Spain	Vanthrax France	Cabo Lastres Spain	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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