Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 5PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1363 | 1439 | 1583 | 1494 | 1471 | 1359 | 1315 | 1200 | 1094 | 928 | 851 | 752 | 662 | 579 | 534 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 558 | 738 | 1092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.20m | 10:28AM1.24m | 11:03PM1.22m | 11:55AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.93m | 3:01AM0.87m | 4:54PM0.93m | 5:18AM0.80m | 6:15PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1363 | 1439 | 1583 | 1494 | 1471 | 1359 | 1315 | 1200 | 1094 | 928 | 851 | 752 | 662 | 579 | 534 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 558 | 738 | 1092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 206 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 77 | 134 | 112 | 64 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 8 | 78 | 156 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 56 |
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