Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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1
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
SW
11
1
E
9
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
230
293
167
241
204
186
215
90
183
575
740
471
975
1435
1676
986
1865
1708
1978
1948
2109
2211
2740
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
W
25
SW
50
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29AM1.36m
00:06AM1.58m
12:37PM1.48m
00:57AM1.72m
1:22PM1.60m
1:35AM1.84m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.66m
6:40AM0.58m
6:44PM0.55m
7:26AM0.44m
7:27PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
20
16
16
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
21
18
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
7
6
7
5
5
6
6
5
7
7
8
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.9
SSW
11
0.5
E
10
3
SSW
10
0.4
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
225
230
189
160
173
131
91
104
90
81
76
52
37
37
25
29
894
49
1708
52
1948
2109
2211
2740
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.2
S
9
0.6
SW
11
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
19
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
147
97
6
92
125
94
68
66
71
34
20
33
19
63
17
7
50
7
31
31
114
17
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
6
24
6
29
71
52
50
27
24
21
20
18
52
17
18
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
1.1
SW
11
1.5
SW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
3
SW
10
1.8
WSW
10
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4
293
167
241
204
186
215
183
575
740
471
975
1435
1676
986
1865
603
1978
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
8
78
83
8
8
52
52
10
0
78
191
83
680
368
979
274
278
1387
278
79
56
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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