Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is

17.3°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	2	!	!	!	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1934	2495	4206	2160	1913	1913	1775	1463	1478	1545	1491	1481	1293	1303	1370	1450	1744	1869	1652	1427	1107	937	869
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	NW	NE	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				12:37PM1.57m				00:55AM1.53m				1:10PM1.76m				1:30AM1.70m				1:42PM1.94m
Low Tide		6:17AM0.66m				6:55PM0.58m				6:55AM0.51m				7:27PM0.39m				7:29AM0.36m				7:59PM0.21m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	17	18	16	16
Feels °C	10	12	13	11	11	10	9	10	11	10	9	9	10	10	12	12	13	13	11	12	12	12	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	1934	2495	2622	32	29	28	17	17	17	17	8	9	9	9	1370	1450	1744	1869	1652	1427	1107	937	869
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	21	37	33	—	—	2	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10
kJ	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	—
kJ	—	—	4206	2160	1913	1913	1775	1463	1478	1545	1491	1481	1293	1303	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	10	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Stillbaai Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	8	10	265	265	192	78	78	8	8	78	258	192	78	78	52	0	0	52	141	184	141	141	103
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Rating (10 max)	4	4						4	4					3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	9	5	7	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5

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