Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 8PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 662 | 638 | 560 | 655 | 659 | 596 | 587 | 506 | 299 | 383 | 716 | 949 | 1204 | 1321 | 1374 | 1668 | 2058 | 2007 | 1780 | 1432 | 1240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.30m | 1:33AM1.37m | 2:08PM1.45m | 2:13AM1.49m | 2:40PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.81m | 7:57AM0.66m | 8:16PM0.69m | 8:27AM0.53m | 8:46PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 662 | 638 | 560 | 655 | 659 | 596 | 587 | 506 | 299 | 383 | 716 | 949 | 1204 | 1321 | 1374 | 1668 | 2058 | 2007 | 1780 | 1432 | 1240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 114 | 114 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | — | — | SE 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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