Jongensfontein Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is 19.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (27 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).
	Mon 27			Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thu 30
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	0	0	1	2	2	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2021	2045	1993	2130	2077	2056	2118	2331	2451	2579	2418	2426	2151	2718	2668	2283	2144	1905	1376	1240	713	980	727	987
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide				1:35AM1.84m				1:58PM1.70m					2:08AM1.92m				2:30PM1.79m				2:38AM1.98m
Low Tide		7:27PM0.45m					8:01AM0.32m				8:02PM0.37m				8:31AM0.24m				8:33PM0.32m				8:58AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—
	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53
mm	1	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	17
Feels °C	7	8	7	8	8	9	9	10	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	12	13	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 11	SW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSW 13
kJ	2021	2045	114	2130	2077	2056	2118	2331	2451	2579	2418	2426	2151	2718	2668	2283	2144	1905	1376	1240	713	980	727	987
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 15	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 13	SSE 12
kJ	32	52	17	17	17	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	644	144	166	170	144	369	316	373	324	237	553	569
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 11	—	E 10	—	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SE 16	SSW 15	SSE 14	SSW 14	SW 11	SSW 18
kJ	52	31	—	—	—	—	9	—	8	—	10	26	26	57	54	71	125	147	367	186	402	246	42	344
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	450	—	1993	—	—	—	459	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Stillbaai Overberg	Stillbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	258	258	79	79	56	8	8	78	78	8	8	8	10	10	78	141	141	141	103	78	103	0	0	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg			Koeel Bay		Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Paranoia	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Kanon	Kanon	Kanon	Stillbaai	Stillbaai	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Hawston	Voelklip	Voelklip	Gansbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)			4		4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	7	8	7	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Yellow sands Point South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bay of Plenty South Africa	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	7	6	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4

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