Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (31 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31								Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	552	480	487	470	422	547	676	941	970	899	677	708	708	724	724	724	627	627	554	554	499	436	358	307
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	ESE	SE	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		4:26AM1.93m				4:48PM2.02m				4:55AM1.92m					5:16PM2.03m				5:25AM1.88m				5:46PM2.01m
Low Tide				10:35AM0.11m				10:55PM0.23m					11:02AM0.11m				11:25PM0.23m				11:30AM0.15m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	17	16	16	15	17	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	20	22	22	20	18
Feels °C	10	10	10	10	12	11	12	13	11	12	11	13	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	18	19	19	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	552	320	345	412	281	244	207	721	676	724	677	708	708	724	724	724	627	627	554	554	499	436	358	307
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 12
kJ	108	480	405	380	—	12	12	169	161	127	125	125	153	281	235	196	235	250	299	290	330	273	244	250
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	S 18	—	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 15	ESE 13	ESE 13	SW 12
kJ	—	139	—	—	—	—	—	12	25	40	37	54	21	6	—	17	17	16	7	6	21	101	186	240
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	387	—	487	470	422	547	676	941	970	899	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	103	103	103	121	141	141	103	103	103	103	103	78	141	141	103	56	44	0	0	0	8	105	44	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	7	5	5	7	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	5	5

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