Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1382 | 1375 | 1520 | 2003 | 2114 | 2154 | 1956 | 2068 | 1441 | 2229 | 1275 | 1300 | 1324 | 1375 | 1165 | 1068 | 988 | 819 | 628 | 543 | 466 | 382 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.86m | 4:55PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.80m | 5:24PM1.89m | 5:36AM1.71m | 5:52PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.20m | 11:01PM0.26m | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:28PM0.34m | 11:31AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1382 | 1375 | 1178 | 911 | 773 | 660 | 542 | 1763 | 326 | 1249 | 1275 | 1300 | 1324 | 1375 | 1165 | 1068 | 988 | 819 | 628 | 543 | 466 | 382 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | 2 | 317 | 246 | 238 | 183 | 175 | 129 | 123 | 27 | 74 | 74 | 128 | 82 | 82 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 49 | 75 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 875 | 991 | 1520 | 2003 | 2114 | 2154 | 1956 | 2068 | 1441 | 2229 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 264 | 249 | 264 | 264 | 249 | 208 | 208 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
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