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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
86 | 88 | 116 | 122 | 198 | 771 | 1500 | 1261 | 1477 | 1750 | 1882 | 2128 | 2466 | 2643 | 4457 | 4508 | 3377 | 5248 | 6390 | 4391 | 4748 | 5251 | 4733 | 4102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.41m | 00:58AM1.63m | 1:25PM1.52m | 1:41AM1.75m | 2:04PM1.61m | 2:16AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.69m | 7:32AM0.59m | 7:30PM0.59m | 8:07AM0.49m | 8:05PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
86 | 88 | 116 | 122 | 198 | 158 | 118 | 89 | 64 | 46 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 2660 | 2969 | 18 | 4051 | 4310 | 4391 | 4748 | 5251 | 4733 | 4102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
7 | 51 | 48 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 4 | 76 | 45 | 771 | 1500 | 1261 | 1477 | 1750 | 1882 | 2128 | 2466 | 2643 | 4457 | 4508 | 3377 | 5248 | 6390 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 209 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 416 | 581 | 705 | 675 | 1029 | 661 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 210 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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