Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 827 | 461 | 474 | 573 | 553 | 476 | 403 | 338 | 279 | 277 | 269 | 214 | 265 | 265 | 247 | 113 | 161 | 220 | 198 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:24PM2.01m | 3:33AM1.97m | 3:51PM2.11m | 4:01AM2.02m | 4:18PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.15m | 9:33PM0.19m | 9:40AM0.07m | 10:00PM0.11m | 10:06AM0.03m | 10:29PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 428 | 450 | 398 | 404 | 573 | 553 | 476 | 289 | 240 | 246 | 203 | 194 | 162 | 265 | 265 | 247 | 99 | 161 | 220 | 198 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 847 | 827 | 461 | 474 | 366 | 311 | 276 | 403 | 338 | 279 | 277 | 269 | 214 | 165 | 132 | 132 | 112 | 73 | 128 | 114 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 79 | 268 | 209 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 69 | 70 | 158 | 158 | 115 | 145 | 133 | 106 | 109 | 113 | 114 | 73 | 97 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 79 | 56 | 103 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 52 | 78 |
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