Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2839 | 1555 | 1347 | 1178 | 980 | 914 | 951 | 901 | 951 | 764 | 695 | 617 | 533 | 451 | 367 | 302 | 249 | 430 | 1462 | 1560 | 1435 | 834 | 378 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.80m | 5:24PM1.89m | 5:36AM1.71m | 5:52PM1.77m | 6:03AM1.59m | 6:19PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.26m | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:28PM0.34m | 11:31AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.45m | 11:58AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1840 | 326 | 1347 | 1178 | 980 | 914 | 951 | 901 | 951 | 764 | 695 | 617 | 533 | 451 | 367 | 302 | 249 | 242 | 200 | 162 | 125 | 834 | 355 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 439 | 2 | 317 | 249 | 238 | 183 | 172 | 129 | 123 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 90 | 68 | 82 | 206 | 97 | 430 | 2 | — | 161 | 125 | 378 | 390 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 11 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 74 | 61 | 147 | 10 | — | — | 245 | — | 96 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2839 | 1555 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 56 | 1462 | 1560 | 1435 | 109 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 209 | 210 | 246 | 264 | 246 | 239 |
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