Jongensfontein Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Imperial Version

Alright, let’s talk Jongensfontein. This reef break is exposed to the south, and the coming days are a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of absolute standouts if you pick your window. Right now, the water temp is running about average for this time of year, nothing weird.

The first few days are quiet. Wednesday the 9th is a write-off with small, weak 3ft swell from the southwest and a cross-breeze. The combined swell energy is a paltry 347 – just not enough grunt. Thursday the 10th sees a pulse of proper groundswell push in, hitting 6ft on the morning with a long 16-second period from the SW, and the energy jumps to 1558 (moderate energy). The wind is light enough to keep it clean, but it’s still a bit marginal. Friday morning the 11th is where it gets interesting: glassy conditions, a clean 4ft SW swell at 12 seconds, and energy at 599. That’s a fun, cruisy session for intermediates, with a small chance of crowds.

The real standout, though, is Tuesday the 15th. The morning starts with a 5ft easterly swell, a light offshore from the northwest, and a combined energy of 1369 – it’s clean and lined up. But the afternoon is the absolute gem: glassy as a mirror, a 5ft SW groundswell with a very long 20-second period, and energy jumping to 2322. This is a proper groundswell with heaps of energy, which is perfect for this reef. It’ll be a bit bigger on the sets and clean as a whistle – best session of the whole window. Expect it to be a little more crowded than usual given the quality.

There’s another promising window on Saturday the 19th morning – 6ft SW swell at 14 seconds, light cross-offshore wind, clean conditions, and energy at 1375. Then Sunday the 20th morning sees a bigger 8ft SW swell with a fresh cross-offshore, but the energy jumps to 4201. That’s getting solid and will pack a punch – only for experienced surfers.

Heads up: Monday the 21st morning has a massive 13ft SSW swell predicted (energy a whopping 7634), but the file says it’s probably too big for the break. That’s a “stay on the beach and watch” kind of day for most.

So to sum it up: if you only paddle out once, make it the afternoon of Tuesday the 15th. If you miss that, the morning of Saturday the 19th is your solid backup. The rest of the window has a lot of windy, choppy periods, especially the second week, but those two sessions are worth setting the alarm for.

Rusty.

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