Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 4PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 505 | 736 | 785 | 775 | 1177 | 425 | 398 | 318 | 233 | 188 | 188 | 143 | 102 | 97 | 212 | 268 | 205 | 235 | 405 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.71m | 6:48AM1.53m | 7:09PM1.53m | 7:56AM1.38m | 8:33PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.45m | 00:29AM0.50m | 12:41PM0.63m | 1:21AM0.67m | 1:48PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 505 | 90 | 87 | 50 | 635 | 526 | 425 | 398 | 318 | 233 | 188 | 188 | 143 | 102 | 97 | 212 | 268 | 205 | 202 | 164 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 67 | 66 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 79 | 69 | 65 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 11 | S 4 | SW 11 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | — | — | — | 39 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 92 | 70 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 505 | 736 | 785 | 775 | 1177 | 3 | 40 | 53 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 124 | 235 | 405 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 37 | 206 | 206 | 37 | 6 | 66 | 66 | 209 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 264 | 246 | 246 |
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