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Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | |
811 | 700 | 748 | 614 | 546 | 442 | 450 | 396 | 420 | 406 | 445 | 492 | 544 | 649 | 580 | 497 | 530 | 354 | 516 | 838 | 747 | 450 | 489 | 578 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.77m | 3:49AM1.84m | 4:15PM1.77m | 4:21AM1.81m | 4:48PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.27m | 9:43PM0.40m | 10:04AM0.27m | 10:15PM0.41m | 10:35AM0.30m | 10:48PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 |
 kJ | 811 | 700 | 748 | 614 | 546 | 442 | 450 | 396 | 420 | 406 | 445 | 492 | 544 | 649 | 580 | 497 | 530 | 354 | 115 | 838 | 21 | 261 | 196 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 250 | 578 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | 2 | 66 | 41 | — | 58 | — | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 61 | 12 | 273 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 9 | — | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 86 | 516 | — | 747 | 450 | 489 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 121 | 78 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 180 | 78 | 78 | 52 |
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