Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1178 | 1108 | 1000 | 932 | 991 | 969 | 1005 | 821 | 628 | 543 | 403 | 332 | 313 | 254 | 980 | 1629 | 2004 | 1370 | 1303 | 378 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.89m | 5:36AM1.71m | 5:52PM1.77m | 6:03AM1.59m | 6:19PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:28PM0.34m | 11:31AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.45m | 11:58AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1178 | 1108 | 1000 | 932 | 991 | 969 | 1005 | 821 | 628 | 543 | 403 | 332 | 313 | 254 | 247 | 204 | 165 | 131 | 128 | 378 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 249 | 238 | 183 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 74 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 112 | 145 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 164 | 119 | 357 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 11 | — | — | SW 15 | — | E 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 74 | 61 | 147 | 9 | — | — | 496 | — | 98 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 980 | 1629 | 2004 | 1370 | 1303 | 139 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 264 | 246 | 246 |
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