Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 618 | 566 | 485 | 692 | 852 | 688 | 540 | 522 | 539 | 822 | 1681 | 1594 | 2171 | 1454 | 2579 | 4129 | 3712 | 2955 | 2104 | 1714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.26m | 10:03PM1.40m | 10:42AM1.20m | 11:25PM1.36m | 12:19PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.75m | 4:33AM0.83m | 4:28PM0.83m | 6:16AM0.81m | 6:17PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 587 | 618 | 566 | 485 | 692 | 852 | 688 | 540 | 522 | 539 | 110 | 91 | 67 | 1471 | 1454 | 2579 | 4129 | 3712 | 2955 | 2104 | 1714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 207 | 219 | 286 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 112 | 15 | 16 | 86 | 507 | 65 | 506 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 143 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 22 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 107 | 222 | 192 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 66 | — | 64 | — | — | 47 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 24 | 21 | 49 | 658 | 30 | — | 1 | 822 | 1681 | 1594 | 2171 | 1293 | 1626 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 262 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
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