Jongensfontein Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, with a look at what’s cooking over the next couple of weeks at Jongensfontein.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 62°F, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year. Nothing weird going on there.

So, we’ve got a bit of a quiet start, but things start to get interesting on Sunday morning, 5th July. We’re looking at clean, 4ft swell coming out of the ESE with a nice 12-second period, and a light W wind keeping it cross-off. It’s not the biggest, but the combined swell energy is moderate (661) and the conditions are set up to be really clean. It’s a good one to ease into the forecast period.

Monday morning is a bit of a write-off with a messy cross-shore wind and a 5ft swell that’s not really lining up right. Pass on that.

Now, Tuesday morning, 7th July, is where we get a proper standout. The wind goes glassy out of the WNW, and we’ve got a solid 6ft groundswell from the SW with a long 12-second period. The combined energy is getting up there (948, moderate), and with those glassy conditions, this is going to be smooth and clean. This is your best early call – a classic winter morning down the reef.

Wednesday morning, 8th July, keeps the swell pumping at 6ft from the SW, but with a stiffer WNW cross-off breeze at 12 mph. It’ll be clean, but bumpier than Tuesday. The energy is climbing into the strong zone (1456), so there’s power in the water.

From Thursday, 9th July, through to the end of the first week, the swell gets bigger, but the wind turns onshore and the conditions get ugly. Thursday’s 8ft SSW swell has great energy (2536, very strong), but the SE wind is right on it, making it a choppy mess. Friday, 10th July, is even worse – 10ft swell but absolutely howling onshore wind. That’s a kite-surfing scene, not a paddle surfing one.

The second week starts off quiet, with small, poor-quality surf and onshore wind for most of it. Monday 13th through Thursday 16th is a real flat and windy patch.

Then, Friday morning, 17th July, throws up something wild. We’ve got a massive 12ft groundswell from the WSW, a glassy SE wind, and the combined energy is off the charts (1758, very strong). The catch? This swell is simply too big for Jongensfontein. The file itself says it’s too big for this break. That’s a day for experts only, and even then, it might be a washing machine. The afternoon is even bigger at 18ft, which is just ludicrous for here.

The last few days, from the 18th to the 19th, are a write-off with strong cross-onshore winds again.

But hold up. Monday morning, 20th July, gives us a nice little finisher. Clean, 5ft swell from the SSW, 13-second period, and a light WNW offshore wind. Energy is moderate (834), and it’s going to be clean with a gentle offshore breeze. A solid way to round things out after a rough patch.

So, the two true standouts are Tuesday morning, 7th July, for that glassy, clean session on a building SW groundswell, and Monday morning, 20th July, for a cleaner offshore finish on a long-period SSW swell. The 17th is a beast, but it’s for the brave or the foolish.

Rusty.

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