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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
215 | 561 | 545 | 486 | 553 | 493 | 823 | 1421 | 1292 | 1230 | 1375 | 1697 | 2054 | 2237 | 2555 | 2523 | 2208 | 1801 | 2010 | 1275 | 1257 | 1130 | 1382 | 1206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.47m | 1:41AM1.70m | 2:07PM1.53m | 2:17AM1.74m | 2:42PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.57m | 7:26PM0.60m | 8:07AM0.51m | 8:02PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.46m | 8:36PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
57 | 561 | 545 | 486 | 553 | 493 | 823 | 1421 | 1292 | 1230 | 1375 | 1697 | 2054 | 2237 | 2555 | 2523 | 2208 | 1801 | 2010 | 1275 | 1257 | 1130 | 1382 | 1206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — |
215 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 385 | 292 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | 142 | 75 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
101 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | E 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 46 | 21 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 264 | 239 | 206 | 11 |
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