Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 145 | 137 | 106 | 79 | 72 | 76 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 55 | 98 | 90 | 62 | 221 | 189 | 192 | 168 | 139 | 102 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59PM2.02m | 3:20AM1.88m | 3:33PM2.06m | 3:55AM1.90m | 4:08PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.29m | 9:14PM0.20m | 9:19AM0.24m | 9:47PM0.17m | 9:53AM0.24m | 10:21PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | ESE 5 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 204 | 145 | 137 | 106 | 79 | 72 | 76 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 55 | 50 | 90 | 62 | 29 | 189 | 36 | 80 | 78 | 88 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 10 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 20 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 98 | 26 | 20 | 35 | 64 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 25 | 44 | 41 | — | — | 221 | — | 192 | 168 | 139 | 102 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 246 | 246 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 246 | 580 | 584 | 411 | 206 | 37 |
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