Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)7711111010101010101010121211118888991111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27723020050555460061274165043235630315615318314313914916726264587217501625
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
5
NE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
1.33
9:31AM
1.32
11:12PM
1.32
11:58AM
1.37
12:44AM
1.51
1:08PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.82
4:29PM
0.79
5:48AM
0.80
6:28PM
0.67
7:09AM
0.60
7:24PM
0.49
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:35-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919192021201918181818202220191919191920212019
Feels °C (?)181920212019181817171819212118201919181716161416
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