Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 11PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1780 | 1432 | 1321 | 1090 | 2410 | 3354 | 4771 | 4131 | 3567 | 2346 | 1894 | 1514 | 1191 | 912 | 883 | 964 | 846 | 750 | 738 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.59m | 2:45AM1.61m | 3:08PM1.71m | 3:15AM1.70m | 3:35PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.56m | 8:55AM0.42m | 9:14PM0.44m | 9:22AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 |
1780 | 1432 | 1321 | 1090 | 2410 | 3354 | 4771 | 4131 | 3567 | 2346 | 1894 | 1514 | 1191 | 409 | 883 | 964 | 846 | 750 | 399 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 580 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 912 | 364 | 347 | — | — | 738 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | 132 | — | — | — | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 41 | 98 | 200 | 377 | 587 | 572 | 510 | 824 | 766 | 381 | 450 | 710 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 239 | 264 | 626 | 580 | 264 | 264 | 206 | 206 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 206 | 11 | 0 |
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