Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 12AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1158 | 1423 | 1325 | 1058 | 936 | 690 | 587 | 543 | 566 | 485 | 692 | 692 | 722 | 519 | 522 | 887 | 1025 | 1280 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.49m | 9:16AM1.26m | 10:03PM1.40m | 10:42AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.63m | 3:09AM0.77m | 3:03PM0.75m | 4:33AM0.83m | 4:28PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1158 | 1423 | 1325 | 1058 | 936 | 690 | 587 | 543 | 566 | 485 | 692 | 692 | 722 | 519 | 522 | 569 | 112 | 91 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 305 | 268 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 207 | 207 | 219 | 257 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 112 | 15 | 6 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 22 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 107 | 222 | 192 | 52 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 18 | 64 | 887 | 1025 | 1280 | 1121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 66 | 2 |
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