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Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 826 | 760 | 699 | 1022 | 588 | 919 | 1026 | 876 | 527 | 678 | 646 | 552 | 484 | 417 | 422 | 521 | 363 | 443 | 281 | 270 | 387 | 373 | 286 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 1.65 | 2:02AM 1.57 | 2:06PM 1.72 | 2:37AM 1.66 | 2:41PM 1.78 | 3:10AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:56PM 0.46 | 8:01AM 0.57 | 8:30PM 0.38 | 8:37AM 0.49 | 9:01PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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