Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 279 | 260 | 260 | 219 | 212 | 149 | 134 | 108 | 86 | 123 | 76 | 77 | 110 | 250 | 357 | 357 | 347 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.69m | 6:50AM1.58m | 7:08PM1.51m | 8:04AM1.46m | 8:35PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.51m | 12:45PM0.68m | 1:18AM0.66m | 2:08PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 202 | 190 | 229 | 247 | 219 | 161 | 135 | 109 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 250 | 357 | 357 | 92 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 76 | 260 | 260 | 212 | 212 | 149 | 134 | 52 | 48 | 123 | 76 | 72 | 110 | 47 | 37 | 63 | 347 | 304 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 80 | 58 | 60 | 78 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 32 | 77 | 53 | 38 | 74 | 35 | 59 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 377 | 279 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 80 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 209 | 206 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
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