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Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today?
The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
880 | 624 | 514 | 429 | 326 | 341 | 331 | 339 | 297 | 215 | 215 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 168 | 160 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 60 | 148 | 858 | 1330 | 1299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.33m | 10:45PM1.45m | 11:29AM1.36m | 00:06AM1.58m | 12:37PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.78m | 4:06PM0.73m | 5:27AM0.73m | 5:44PM0.66m | 6:40AM0.58m | 6:44PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 365 | 300 | 273 | 302 | 326 | 341 | 186 | 339 | 297 | 215 | 215 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 168 | 160 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 60 | 115 | 83 | 59 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | E 8 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 880 | 624 | 514 | 429 | 288 | 263 | 19 | 183 | 186 | 189 | 182 | 147 | 97 | 114 | 31 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 54 | 48 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 63 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 534 | 410 | — | — | — | — | 331 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 49 | 45 | — | — | 148 | 858 | 1330 | 1299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 80 | 141 | 103 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 192 | 365 |
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