Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 466 | 389 | 319 | 302 | 768 | 1193 | 1187 | 1724 | 928 | 597 | 581 | 294 | 286 | 382 | 478 | 520 | 587 | 551 | 451 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.77m | 6:03AM1.59m | 6:19PM1.63m | 6:32AM1.46m | 6:48PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.45m | 11:58AM0.48m | 00:23AM0.58m | 12:27PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 617 | 466 | 389 | 319 | 302 | 249 | 247 | 204 | 165 | 928 | 597 | 200 | 163 | 186 | 347 | 408 | 491 | 587 | 551 | 451 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 115 | 74 | 104 | 104 | 185 | 233 | 10 | 2 | 206 | 165 | 128 | 581 | 294 | 286 | 216 | 258 | 84 | 180 | — | — | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 11 | — | — | SW 15 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 48 | 74 | 61 | 147 | 9 | — | — | 496 | — | 128 | 128 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | 768 | 1193 | 1187 | 1724 | 106 | 136 | — | — | — | 382 | 478 | 520 | 466 | 404 | 383 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 257 | 209 | 206 | 66 | 264 | 66 | 246 | 142 | 234 | 239 | 633 | 684 | 264 | 264 | 264 |
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