Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jongensfontein sea temperature is

16.4°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (12 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12							Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	603	593	528	652	304	963	759	677	551	530	520	530	478	388	341	273	273	362	503	1137	1137	1749	2126
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					4:12PM2.06m				4:31AM1.90m				4:40PM1.95m				4:59AM1.80m					5:07PM1.81m
Low Tide			10:04AM0.17m				10:25PM0.13m				10:30AM0.25m				10:50PM0.23m				10:56AM0.36m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	14	12	16	15	14	17	15	13	14	13	14	14	11	12	13	13	15	15	15	12	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	E 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	603	593	528	652	304	963	759	677	551	530	520	530	478	388	341	273	273	362	503	43	1137	1749	2126
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	90	88	63	61	61	85	83	79	57	68	68	77	52	51	48	47	46	44	44	43	42	28	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 7	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	SW 13	SW 5	—	—
kJ	—	3	10	236	263	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	1137	66	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	52	78	52	52	8	0	8	8	8	78	123	123	123	141	121	78	0	8	156	78	8	8
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	3			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4	9	4	5

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