Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is

18.0°C

Jongensfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	54	56	80	68	67	67	119	96	87	64	186	546	822	1017	962	1326	1171	1063	1048	846	814
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	W	WSW	NW	W	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide			4:00PM2.20m				4:26AM2.01m				4:39PM2.11m					5:06AM1.92m				5:21PM1.95m
Low Tide	9:49AM0.07m				10:17PM-0.02m				10:27AM0.13m				10:56PM0.08m					11:09AM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	17	20	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	18	17	16	18	18	16	16	17	17	17	15	14	14	15	15	15	17	17	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SW 10	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	54	56	80	68	67	67	63	54	59	47	102	546	822	1017	962	1326	1171	1063	1048	846	814
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SSE 6	SSE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 7	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SE 8	SE 9	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	33	39	33	43	43	34	119	96	87	64	41	160	138	88	191	51	81	20	92	171	171
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 9	SW 12	S 7	SSE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 20	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 10	S 6	SE 11	—	SSW 6	—
kJ	37	24	38	31	47	21	40	47	35	35	186	66	61	57	93	24	30	31	—	12	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	45	36	37	23	23	88	121	157	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Struisbaai Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	8	141	123	0	0	0	0	0	78	192	141	141	103	121	103	103	141	141	141	80	52
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	1	1	2	2	1		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5

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