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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
326 | 286 | 209 | 175 | 138 | 156 | 129 | 165 | 169 | 140 | 113 | 109 | 116 | 153 | 157 | 170 | 402 | 973 | 1639 | 1717 | 1744 | 1938 | 2292 | 2375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.33m | 00:00AM1.51m | 12:34PM1.41m | 00:58AM1.63m | 1:25PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.85m | 5:40PM0.79m | 6:45AM0.72m | 6:46PM0.69m | 7:32AM0.59m | 7:30PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
326 | 286 | 209 | 175 | 138 | 107 | 129 | 165 | 169 | 140 | 113 | 109 | 116 | 153 | 157 | 170 | 146 | 116 | 89 | 66 | 46 | 51 | 36 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 |
137 | 97 | 98 | 106 | 125 | 93 | 90 | 64 | 30 | 60 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | E 8 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 25 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 62 | 402 | 973 | 1639 | 1717 | 1744 | 1938 | 2292 | 2375 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 386 | 581 | 712 | 729 | 729 | 653 | 402 | 397 |
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