Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 423 | 416 | 314 | 314 | 268 | 259 | 202 | 211 | 202 | 218 | 380 | 326 | 282 | 273 | 303 | 288 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 167 | 243 | 250 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.27m | 1:00PM1.38m | 1:05AM1.44m | 1:30PM1.57m | 1:37AM1.61m | 1:57PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.77m | 7:13PM0.76m | 7:21AM0.60m | 7:41PM0.57m | 7:47AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | S 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 486 | 423 | 416 | 314 | 314 | 268 | 259 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 218 | 203 | 188 | 167 | 140 | 138 | 115 | 198 | 127 | 133 | 167 | 137 | 81 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 90 | — | 59 | 87 | 144 | 186 | 211 | 197 | 140 | 380 | 326 | 282 | 273 | 303 | 288 | 94 | 194 | 194 | 162 | 19 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | S 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 103 | 183 | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 90 | 112 | 45 | 78 | 158 | 170 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 243 | 250 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 103 | 141 | 203 | 231 | 141 | 141 | 121 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 78 | 121 | 141 |
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