Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 172 | 147 | 144 | 330 | 325 | 175 | 188 | 453 | 431 | 381 | 368 | 343 | 302 | 234 | 196 | 161 | 133 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.34m | 1:38PM1.49m | 1:48AM1.48m | 2:08PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.82m | 7:25AM0.70m | 7:54PM0.67m | 7:55AM0.56m | 8:20PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 172 | 147 | 144 | 330 | 325 | 175 | 156 | 154 | 431 | 381 | 368 | 343 | 302 | 234 | 196 | 161 | 133 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 46 | 110 | 165 | 144 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 111 | 133 | 123 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 83 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 76 | 74 | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | 18 | 18 | 65 | 66 | 94 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 15 | 109 | 105 | 44 | 80 | 188 | 453 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | 26 | 18 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 37 | 37 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 239 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
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