Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 7PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 22 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | E 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1156 | 803 | 585 | 767 | 683 | 679 | 655 | 563 | 807 | 504 | 688 | 830 | 766 | 766 | 795 | 600 | 707 | 512 | 939 | 823 | 824 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.76m | 3:15AM1.81m | 3:41PM1.89m | 3:55AM1.86m | 4:19PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.35m | 9:11PM0.36m | 9:28AM0.24m | 9:51PM0.27m | 10:03AM0.18m | 10:27PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1156 | 803 | 585 | 393 | 328 | 298 | 242 | 193 | 202 | 235 | 432 | 522 | 565 | 547 | 795 | 596 | 707 | 452 | 939 | 823 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 26 | S 26 | S 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 283 | 238 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 109 | 199 | 363 | 323 | 147 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 471 | 446 | 512 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 19 | 18 | 807 | — | 57 | 55 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 625 | 724 | 494 | 767 | 683 | 679 | 655 | 563 | 486 | 504 | 688 | 830 | 766 | 766 | 709 | 600 | 526 | 478 | 585 | 727 | 824 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 264 | 628 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 239 | 246 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 246 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 246 | 246 | 264 | 206 | 206 |
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