Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is

16.4°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (27 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).
	Sunday 27							Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	E 7	E 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	852	1623	499	631	623	377	377	309	368	477	413	402	483	324	328	260	306	306	320	351	380	592	892
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					3:48PM2.24m				4:06AM2.06m				4:19PM2.22m				4:39AM2.01m				4:53PM2.14m
Low Tide			9:37AM0.02m				10:02PM-0.04m				10:07AM0.03m				10:34PM-0.01m				10:40AM0.09m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SW 12	S 8	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	852	11	499	631	623	377	377	309	368	477	413	402	157	324	328	260	306	306	320	351	299	188	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	11	—	478	390	456	357	181	141	249	138	132	106	10	216	149	200	114	93	181	215	246	242	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 9	E 9	E 9	—	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 10	S 8	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	WSW 11	—	SW 17
kJ	—	—	11	6	5	132	249	249	64	2	2	—	10	10	41	12	55	102	151	78	23	—	76
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	S 9	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8
kJ	74	1623	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	483	28	40	88	90	158	237	350	380	592	892
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	78	78	78	192	122	52	52	52	52	56	141	269	269	141	141	121	121	141	231	231	231	141	141
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg						Gourits Mouth	Hawston	Gansbaai	De Kelders	Vleesbaai						Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Paranoia	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)						3	4	3	3	2						2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	9	8	7	6	6

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