Jongensfontein Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, ol' Rusty here with the long-range look at Jongensfontein. We've got a real mixed bag coming our way over the next couple of weeks.

The standout session for the whole run is early on. Monday the 27th of July morning is the one to circle. We've got a solid 8ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a very long 16-second period. That's serious energy (2915) and combined with a light cross-offshore wind, it's going to be clean and punchy. This is a proper reef break, and that long period means it’ll set up nicely out there. It's going to be powerful though, with that size and period this is strictly for experienced surfers. The water is sitting at 61°, bang on average for the time of year.

Now, after that Monday morning window, things get ugly in a hurry. The wind swings onshore and stays that way for days. Tuesday the 28th through Saturday the 2nd of August is pretty much a write-off. The wind is howling from the E and ESE, turning the ocean into a lumpy, choppy mess. The swell hangs around, and there's plenty of energy (mostly in the 800 to 2500 range), but the quality is just not there for a paddle.

There is a little glimmer on Thursday the 30th of July morning. The swell drops to a clean 5ft from the SW (13-second period), and we get that magic word: glassy. The NNE wind is almost nothing, at just 3 mph. It would be a beautiful, clean morning, but with energy dropping to 874, the waves will be a lot smaller and weaker than Monday. A fun, cruisy session for the intermediate crew.

Sunday the 2nd of August morning brings a bit of hope back. The wind goes light cross-off from the W, and we see a new 4ft SW groundswell with a long 16-second period. The energy’s decent at 1324, so it’ll have some push. This could be a clean, well-formed morning at the reef, but the size is much smaller than the opening window.

After that, we get a big pulse of swell for the second week. From Tuesday the 4th of August right through to Monday the 10th of August, we’ve got continuous SW swell of 8ft to 12ft with long periods and very high energy (into the 4000s). Problem is, the forecast keeps telling us it's too big for this break. The wind is often favorable (clean cross-off from the W or NW), but that wall of water will be shutting the place down. This is expert-only territory at best, and likely just unsurfable. We also get a bit of short-period E windswell mixed in on the 31st and 1st, which is just a waste of time here.

The very tail end of the run, Tuesday the 11th of August morning, offers a little reset. The swell drops back to a manageable 6ft from the SW, period drops to 12 seconds, and we have a light cross-off breeze from the N. A clean, smaller option for anyone looking for a gentle end to the run.

So to sum it up: Your absolute best bet is Monday the 27th of July morning for a powerful, clean session. Thursday the 30th of July morning and Sunday the 2nd of August morning are backup windows for cleaner, smaller waves. The rest is either blown out or just too damn big.

Keep your eyes on the horizon, folks.

- Rusty

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