Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 219 | 219 | 184 | 184 | 155 | 148 | 146 | 150 | 157 | 159 | 162 | 133 | 104 | 108 | 118 | 118 | 390 | 742 | 786 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.68m | 2:24AM1.70m | 2:45PM1.84m | 3:02AM1.80m | 3:20PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.44m | 8:35AM0.36m | 9:00PM0.31m | 9:09AM0.25m | 9:33PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 257 | 219 | 127 | 96 | 184 | 155 | 148 | 146 | 150 | 157 | 80 | 123 | 133 | 104 | 108 | 110 | 85 | 390 | 742 | 786 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 209 | 104 | 77 | 77 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 54 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 116 | 83 | 83 | 118 | 118 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 106 | 159 | 14 | 16 | 68 | 48 | 47 | 22 | 43 | 84 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 120 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 219 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 162 | — | 10 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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