Jongensfontein 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° S 21.33° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jongensfontein at 5AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	4934	2594	2215	2185	2125	2095	1773	1429	1200	1182	1011	1027	1161	1093	1093	975	975	867	796	711	700	623	613	737
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:56AM1.76m				3:23PM1.79m				3:27AM1.84m				3:52PM1.89m				3:57AM1.90m				4:20PM1.97m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.30m				9:28PM0.39m				9:42AM0.21m				9:57PM0.31m				10:09AM0.15m				10:26PM0.26m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	9	11	10	9	9	11	11	9	10	10	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	E 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	4934	2594	2215	2185	2125	2095	1773	1429	1200	1182	1011	1027	1161	1093	1093	975	975	336	245	711	700	623	613	552
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	SW 13	SSW 13	E 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	86	3	3	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	867	796	30	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8
kJ	—	418	350	255	224	124	254	383	407	316	277	227	192	225	394	437	385	429	320	176	238	355	474	737
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	141	141	141	141	141	141	141	141	121	121	103	141	141	141	121	103	103	103	103	121	141	141	141	103
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Rating (10 max)		5	5					4	3	3	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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