Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 467 | 183 | 176 | 196 | 160 | 151 | 182 | 219 | 204 | 145 | 137 | 106 | 79 | 72 | 76 | 47 | 28 | 37 | 56 | 73 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.93m | 2:47AM1.82m | 2:59PM2.02m | 3:20AM1.88m | 3:33PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.38m | 8:42PM0.28m | 8:46AM0.29m | 9:14PM0.20m | 9:19AM0.24m | 9:47PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 467 | 183 | 152 | 196 | 103 | 99 | 182 | 219 | 204 | 145 | 137 | 106 | 79 | 72 | 76 | 47 | 28 | 37 | 56 | 73 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | SW 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 138 | 176 | 103 | 160 | 151 | 90 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 69 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 264 | 142 | 142 |
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