Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 607 | 563 | 589 | 554 | 543 | 733 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 624 | 606 | 512 | 395 | 371 | 309 | 299 | 361 | 247 | 255 | 251 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM1.83m | 3:26PM2.01m | 3:42AM1.85m | 3:55PM2.00m | 4:11AM1.84m | 4:23PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.23m | 9:40AM0.25m | 10:04PM0.24m | 10:07AM0.27m | 10:30PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 702 | 607 | 563 | 589 | 554 | 543 | 733 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 624 | 606 | 512 | 395 | 371 | 185 | 184 | 152 | 155 | 255 | 251 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 60 | 59 | 59 | — | — | 59 | 59 | 54 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 115 | 130 | 157 | 309 | 299 | — | 247 | 162 | 132 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 45 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 162 | 224 | 35 | 43 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 361 | 47 | 31 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 11 | 264 | 264 | 206 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 106 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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