
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
431 | 582 | 612 | 784 | 1158 | 1423 | 1325 | 1058 | 936 | 690 | 587 | 543 | 566 | 485 | 894 | 692 | 554 | 447 | 548 | 1488 | 569 | 1493 | 2201 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.36m | 8:57PM1.49m | 9:16AM1.26m | 10:03PM1.40m | 10:42AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.68m | 2:09PM0.63m | 3:09AM0.77m | 3:03PM0.75m | 4:33AM0.83m | 4:28PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 |
431 | 334 | 334 | 784 | 1158 | 1423 | 1325 | 1058 | 936 | 690 | 587 | 543 | 566 | 485 | 894 | 692 | 554 | 447 | 548 | 569 | 569 | 93 | 1172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 |
129 | 582 | 612 | 305 | 305 | 268 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 247 | 247 | 261 | 257 | 233 | 187 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 6 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 6 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 22 | SSW 21 |
260 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | 10 | 107 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 29 | 53 | 69 | 21 | 40 | 34 | 73 | 1488 | 110 | 1493 | 2201 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 206 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 290 | 209 | 66 |
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