Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 3PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 593 | 558 | 439 | 759 | 718 | 562 | 399 | 298 | 257 | 219 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 142 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 123 | 134 | 200 | 224 | 347 | 2419 | 2169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.77m | 3:29PM1.92m | 3:49AM1.77m | 3:58PM1.89m | 4:19AM1.75m | 4:26PM1.82m | 4:50AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.39m | 9:40PM0.33m | 9:43AM0.40m | 10:07PM0.35m | 10:12AM0.45m | 10:35PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | 6:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 404 | 308 | 453 | 194 | 141 | 106 | 562 | 399 | 298 | 257 | 219 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 142 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 123 | 134 | 200 | 224 | 224 | 841 | 803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 242 | 14 | 32 | 58 | 100 | 110 | 144 | 88 | 66 | 76 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 42 | 140 | 347 | 178 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 14 | 32 | — | 52 | 80 | 66 | 69 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 488 | 593 | 558 | 439 | 759 | 718 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 102 | 2419 | 2169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 37 | 37 | 264 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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