Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1485 | 1565 | 2614 | 2801 | 2576 | 2364 | 2157 | 2117 | 1938 | 1753 | 1335 | 1070 | 913 | 773 | 672 | 672 | 589 | 579 | 761 | 735 | 1046 | 560 | 452 | 467 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.66m | 2:37AM1.88m | 3:10PM1.75m | 3:24AM1.90m | 3:57PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.35m | 8:21PM0.41m | 8:59AM0.27m | 9:10PM0.36m | 9:43AM0.23m | 9:58PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
1485 | 1565 | 2614 | 2801 | 2576 | 2364 | 2157 | 2117 | 1938 | 1753 | 1335 | 1070 | 913 | 773 | 672 | 672 | 589 | 579 | 761 | 735 | 613 | 560 | 452 | 467 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 8 |
9 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | E 9 |
— | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 20 | 18 | — | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 28 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 57 | 76 | 51 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 37 | 67 | 235 | 334 | 1046 | 270 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 208 | 212 | 234 | 220 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 209 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
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