
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
392 | 331 | 265 | 306 | 452 | 1325 | 2164 | 2869 | 4745 | 5500 | 4537 | 3396 | 2791 | 2096 | 1643 | 1463 | 1126 | 891 | 760 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.34m | 11:58AM1.32m | 00:33AM1.42m | 1:16PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.85m | 5:39AM0.79m | 6:28PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.65m | 7:38PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 |
392 | 331 | 265 | 306 | 255 | 1325 | 2164 | 2869 | 4745 | 5500 | 4537 | 3396 | 2791 | 2096 | 1643 | 1463 | 1126 | 891 | 596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
17 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 452 | 209 | 209 | 163 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 760 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 26 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 32 | 17 | 132 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 168 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
188 | 126 | 144 | 119 | 115 | 87 | 75 | 82 | 109 | 154 | 185 | 263 | 312 | 378 | 453 | 506 | 767 | 742 | 727 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 661 | 264 | 220 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 626 | 626 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 206 | 206 | 246 | 264 | 206 | 37 | 16 |
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