Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 548 | 1551 | 1403 | 2214 | 1539 | 1402 | 1454 | 2579 | 4640 | 3913 | 2651 | 1928 | 1714 | 1538 | 1340 | 1171 | 989 | 933 | 1013 | 998 | 983 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.20m | 11:25PM1.36m | 12:19PM1.22m | 00:43AM1.38m | 1:31PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.83m | 6:16AM0.81m | 6:17PM0.84m | 7:25AM0.73m | 7:31PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 548 | 569 | 93 | 93 | 67 | 1402 | 1405 | 2579 | 4640 | 3913 | 2651 | 1928 | 1714 | 1538 | 1340 | 1171 | 989 | 933 | 1013 | 998 | 983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 142 | 112 | 14 | 6 | 147 | 507 | 1454 | 607 | 48 | 59 | 127 | 146 | 158 | 125 | 138 | 188 | 196 | 200 | 192 | 160 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 22 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 63 | — | 47 | 47 | 56 | 37 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | 1551 | 1403 | 2214 | 1539 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 246 | 290 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
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