Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 219 | 181 | 143 | 104 | 97 | 82 | 212 | 220 | 311 | 142 | 96 | 323 | 834 | 1176 | 1120 | 670 | 744 | 729 | 670 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.53m | 7:56AM1.38m | 8:33PM1.35m | 9:57AM1.31m | 10:51PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.63m | 1:21AM0.67m | 1:48PM0.81m | 2:54AM0.82m | 4:33PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 260 | 219 | 181 | 143 | 104 | 97 | 66 | 212 | 220 | 44 | 142 | 96 | 71 | 114 | 931 | 702 | 61 | 60 | 94 | 127 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 82 | 63 | 46 | 64 | 43 | 31 | 33 | — | 104 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 11 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 36 | 21 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 3 | 311 | 53 | 46 | 323 | 834 | 1176 | 1120 | 670 | 744 | 729 | 670 | 596 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 186 | 220 | 206 | 206 | 246 | 246 | 206 | 208 |
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