Jongensfontein surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3569
2982
1872
1359
1060
847
624
514
368
376
394
393
355
311
270
269
269
190
154
154
140
116
116
88
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
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
6:40AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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6:01
6:00
5:59
5:58
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
16
16
17
18
22
25
25
24
23
24
22
23
23
22
19
18
18
18
18
17
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
19
23
23
22
22
24
21
22
21
19
17
19
20
18
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
3569
2982
1872
1359
1060
484
395
324
310
376
394
393
355
311
270
269
269
190
154
154
140
116
116
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
847
624
514
368
288
217
210
183
186
189
150
174
97
116
26
49
47
56
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
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
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
8
8
17
12
6
23
6
92
90
85
84
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
2.1
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.1
E
8
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
75
74
94
215
452
747
541
1
3
10
64
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
121
180
141
141
103
103
103
80
0
103
103
103
44
0
0
0
0
78
44
8
0
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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