Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
!
!
0
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
WSW
10
1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
SW
10
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
288
286
324
290
252
215
215
225
225
185
157
133
133
101
92
120
152
697
1136
1073
1056
2229
1736
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
W
20
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM1.33m
10:45PM1.45m
11:29AM1.36m
00:06AM1.58m
12:37PM1.48m
00:57AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.73m
5:27AM0.73m
5:44PM0.66m
6:40AM0.58m
6:44PM0.55m
7:26AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
15
14
15
14
13
14
19
21
21
19
22
22
22
22
20
20
17
19
19
18
18
17
19
17
5
5
7
4
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
259
280
286
324
290
252
215
215
225
225
185
157
56
75
65
92
120
103
78
74
54
37
28
853
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
SW
7
0.8
E
8
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
429
288
263
210
183
186
185
182
147
97
114
92
133
133
101
50
92
34
20
33
32
18
16
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
9
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
19
8
17
16
6
24
6
14
90
52
50
48
12
21
20
19
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
SW
10
2.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1
2
7
33
110
152
697
1136
1073
1056
2229
1736
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
141
78
78
0
0
0
8
78
78
0
0
52
52
52
0
44
78
258
83
774
365
258
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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