Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
19.4° 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 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.5
E
8
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5057
4168
3569
2686
1821
1359
1060
939
624
514
370
376
453
413
355
311
304
304
270
281
199
154
146
175
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:45AM1.46m
8:47PM1.43m
9:34AM1.33m
10:45PM1.45m
11:29AM1.36m
00:06AM1.58m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.66m
3:21AM0.78m
4:06PM0.73m
5:27AM0.73m
5:44PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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6:01
6:00
5:59
5:58
Temp °C
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
17
18
22
24
25
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
20
18
18
17
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
19
22
23
21
22
24
23
22
21
20
18
18
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.2
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
5057
4168
3569
2686
1821
1359
1060
643
473
394
370
376
217
413
355
311
304
304
270
281
199
154
146
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
766
624
514
368
288
9
170
183
186
192
150
174
97
140
112
89
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
9
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
9
9
33
19
8
8
17
12
6
23
6
11
18
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.9
ESE
6
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.7
ESE
9
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
14
66
91
46
117
284
578
939
624
453
2
8
19
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
103
103
141
180
141
141
103
103
103
103
0
103
83
103
44
0
0
0
0
78
44
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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