
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
874 | 899 | 886 | 756 | 672 | 578 | 1432 | 560 | 623 | 524 | 573 | 551 | 961 | 471 | 440 | 476 | 471 | 469 | 471 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.98m | 3:46AM1.88m | 4:00PM2.03m | 4:16AM1.90m | 4:31PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.20m | 9:46AM0.19m | 10:10PM0.16m | 10:16AM0.18m | 10:41PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
874 | 899 | 886 | 756 | 672 | 578 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 250 | 178 | 133 | 563 | 471 | 440 | 476 | 471 | 469 | 471 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
22 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 118 | 83 | 114 | 83 | 80 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SSW 14 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 171 | 90 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 31 | 57 | 112 | 1432 | 560 | 623 | 524 | 573 | 551 | 961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 628 | 1 | 234 | 37 |
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