Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 4AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
982 | 1041 | 464 | 426 | 320 | 320 | 295 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 265 | 267 | 224 | 242 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 185 | 146 | 120 | 293 | 299 | 203 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.78m | 4:03PM1.90m | 4:12AM1.83m | 4:30PM1.94m | 4:42AM1.85m | 4:59PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.28m | 10:16AM0.20m | 10:37PM0.24m | 10:44AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 |
551 | 502 | 464 | 426 | 320 | 320 | 273 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 265 | 267 | 224 | 242 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 185 | 146 | 108 | 75 | 299 | 203 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
553 | 469 | 393 | 308 | 292 | 242 | 295 | 234 | 252 | 216 | 262 | 213 | 167 | 128 | 126 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 76 | 87 | 71 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 4 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
— | 73 | 73 | 112 | 112 | 215 | 165 | 22 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 93 | 66 | 54 | 37 | 120 | 20 | 54 | 102 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
982 | 1041 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 39 | 92 | 65 | — | 1 | 43 | 37 | 60 | 293 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 121 | 186 | 206 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 66 |
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