Jongensfontein Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's get into it. We've got a long window ahead at Jongensfontein, and it's a real mixed bag. The overall pattern is a series of solid pulses, but a lot of them are messed up by the wind. You’ll need to pick your moments carefully.

The first real call is this Sunday morning, the 26th of July. It’s a bit of a standout early on. We’ve got a 6ft SW swell at 12 seconds, and the wind is glassy from the NNE. It’s clean, the wave energy is strong (1224), and the reef is set up nicely. This is for experienced surfers only though – that's a solid size. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Monday morning the 27th is another standout. It’s bigger, with a 8ft SSW groundswell and a very long 16-second period. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the W, and the energy is powerful (2829). Again, this is expert territory. The longer period means lulls between sets, but the shape should be excellent on the reef here.

Now, the middle of the week turns ugly. Monday afternoon through to Saturday morning, the 1st of August, is a write-off. Strong onshore winds, mostly from the E and ESE, chop up the swell. The waves get big, up to 10ft, but it’s all messy. I’d skip the whole stretch.

But we get a reward. The morning of Sunday, the 2nd of August, is a beauty. The wind is glassy again from the NE, and we’ve got a 5ft SW groundswell with a very long 19-second period. The energy is through the roof (2350). For a point break or reef like this, that long period is a dream. It’s still a solid size, so keep it for the experienced crew.

The following week is more of a tease. There are clean windows, but the swell is a bit smaller. The mornings of Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the 5th, and Friday the 7th all have glassy or clean cross-offshore winds and 5ft to 5ft SW swell. These are good, fun sessions for the intermediate surfer. The morning of Saturday the 8th of August looks promising – an 8ft WSW swell with a glassy offshore wind from the WNW. That’s a lot of power (2169). The afternoon, however, the swell jumps to 13ft, which is just too big for this spot.

The very end of the run, Monday morning the 10th of August, has a small 4ft WSW swell with glassy conditions. It’s clean and rideable, but nothing to get too excited about.

So, the standout is that Sunday morning the 26th of July for the clean, glassy conditions on a solid swell, and the Sunday morning the 2nd of August for the incredibly long-period groundswell and perfect wind. The rest of the good windows are in the mornings of the second week.

Rusty.

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