Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jongensfontein today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 4PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jongensfontein. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 814 | 814 | 657 | 645 | 606 | 606 | 471 | 467 | 639 | 604 | 500 | 407 | 1121 | 1008 | 918 | 851 | 840 | 622 | 838 | 838 | 761 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.14m | 10:47PM1.22m | 12:35PM1.21m | 00:45AM1.33m | 1:31PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.96m | 6:14AM0.88m | 6:46PM0.91m | 7:25AM0.73m | 7:39PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 814 | 814 | 657 | 645 | 606 | 606 | 471 | 467 | 639 | 604 | 500 | 407 | 1121 | 1008 | 918 | 851 | 840 | 622 | 838 | 838 | 761 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 458 | 372 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 217 | 269 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 169 | 1 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 19 | 31 | 60 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 121 | 141 | 180 | 180 | 141 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 192 | 141 |
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