Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 299 | 325 | 514 | 251 | 247 | 243 | 195 | 323 | 403 | 403 | 341 | 305 | 305 | 263 | 258 | 182 | 142 | 117 | 150 | 129 | 346 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.84m | 4:23PM1.95m | 4:39AM1.79m | 4:50PM1.87m | 5:07AM1.72m | 5:17PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.27m | 10:30PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.33m | 10:56PM0.35m | 11:01AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 188 | 184 | 148 | 123 | 251 | 247 | 243 | 195 | 323 | 403 | 403 | 341 | 305 | 305 | 263 | 258 | 182 | 142 | 117 | 115 | 34 | 346 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 309 | 299 | 5 | 152 | 132 | 104 | 113 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 74 | 111 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | 40 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | 48 | 62 | 40 | 28 | — | — | 32 | 30 | — | 129 | 9 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 9 | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 325 | 514 | 32 | 29 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 150 | — | 1 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 106 | 209 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 2 |
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