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Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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
21.3° 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 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 217 | 207 | 193 | 158 | 134 | 217 | 375 | 568 | 2316 | 2401 | 2930 | 3765 | 2604 | 4682 | 3567 | 2787 | 2617 | 2326 | 2056 | 1921 | 1655 | 1392 | 1180 | 1111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45PM 1.32 | 9:32AM 1.51 | 10:12PM 1.26 | 10:47AM 1.50 | 11:36PM 1.29 | 11:52AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:53PM 0.71 | 2:49AM 0.69 | 4:15PM 0.75 | 4:06AM 0.76 | 5:35PM 0.71 | 5:27AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
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