Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is

16.5°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 12PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	195	376	783	1136	1265	1144	1134	998	937	795	706	647	568	558	527	578	471	567	1325	1426	1438	1288	1152
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SW	W	SW	SSW	WNW	WNW	ESE	SE	E	E	S	SSW	WSW	W	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide					2:23PM1.94m				2:35AM1.90m				2:50PM2.09m				3:05AM2.00m				3:18PM2.19m
Low Tide			8:13AM0.28m				8:35PM0.23m				8:40AM0.16m				9:02PM0.09m				9:07AM0.07m				9:31PM-0.00m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	13	12	14	14	13	13	16	19	18	18	20	18	19	19	16	17	16	17	18	16	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	131	130	783	1136	1265	1144	1134	998	937	795	706	647	568	558	527	578	471	567	1325	1426	1438	1288	1152
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 16	S 7	S 7	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	E 7
kJ	64	376	92	92	—	—	278	279	288	288	226	186	157	118	96	70	83	436	67	71	51	56	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 17	S 10	SSW 16	ESE 8	S 9	S 8	—	SSE 9	—
kJ	99	49	48	34	—	—	86	123	—	—	—	—	—	53	77	47	314	85	25	23	—	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	195	224	114	126	282	290	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	4	2	4	4
Distance (km)	141	141	141	180	180	121	78	0	8	0	8	8	0	0	105	103	103	103	78	52	78	8	52
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Beach Road Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8

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