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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
255 | 137 | 137 | 150 | 167 | 161 | 286 | 316 | 311 | 297 | 244 | 236 | 389 | 57 | 117 | 286 | 537 | 529 | 1023 | 1499 | 834 | 2024 | 2049 | 2216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.75m | 4:22PM1.66m | 4:25AM1.72m | 4:56PM1.65m | 4:57AM1.67m | 5:31PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.38m | 10:14PM0.51m | 10:37AM0.38m | 10:48PM0.55m | 11:09AM0.41m | 11:25PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
255 | 47 | 46 | 114 | 167 | 161 | 286 | 316 | 311 | 297 | 244 | 236 | 42 | 81 | 117 | 286 | 406 | 213 | 254 | 378 | 687 | 271 | 237 | 190 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
51 | 137 | 137 | 34 | 34 | 98 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 74 | 312 | 85 | 66 | 367 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 14 | — | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SW 10 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — |
19 | 106 | 106 | 150 | 61 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 57 | 23 | 59 | 21 | 26 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 389 | 54 | 54 | — | 537 | 529 | 1023 | 1499 | 834 | 2024 | 2049 | 2216 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 209 | 209 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 234 | 234 | 290 | 360 | 290 |
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