Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
372 | 291 | 386 | 386 | 223 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 146 | 129 | 175 | 234 | 184 | 176 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.84m | 5:29PM1.95m | 5:40AM1.77m | 6:02PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.16m | 11:02PM0.23m | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.29m | 11:39AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
253 | 219 | 219 | 223 | 223 | 152 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 99 | 54 | 123 | 42 | 14 | 65 | 61 | 77 | 135 | 173 | 176 | 152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
372 | 291 | 287 | 287 | 186 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 123 | 123 | 43 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 72 | 175 | 234 | 184 | 137 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 9 | SW 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 61 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 71 | 129 | 53 | 43 | 2 | 86 | 74 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | — | E 7 | N 2 | NNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 5 |
1 | — | 386 | 386 | — | 21 | 22 | 12 | 21 | — | — | 74 | 9 | — | 146 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 186 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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