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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | |
106 | 138 | 353 | 515 | 612 | 845 | 1037 | 1136 | 943 | 653 | 536 | 458 | 382 | 277 | 116 | 386 | 292 | 212 | 561 | 538 | 486 | 472 | 479 | 842 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.53m | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:11AM1.59m | 12:41PM1.40m | 1:00AM1.65m | 1:28PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.72m | 5:48PM0.71m | 6:51AM0.64m | 6:43PM0.65m | 7:33AM0.57m | 7:26PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
64 | 138 | 353 | 515 | 612 | 845 | 1037 | 1136 | 943 | 653 | 536 | 458 | 382 | 277 | 116 | 386 | 292 | 182 | 561 | 538 | 486 | 472 | 479 | 842 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 12 |
106 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 63 | 52 | 36 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 101 | 10 | 85 | 212 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 402 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
84 | 84 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 32 | 3 | 10 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 | 40 | 76 | 98 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 206 | 209 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
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