Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 549 | 627 | 710 | 730 | 770 | 725 | 644 | 469 | 326 | 270 | 189 | 236 | 355 | 396 | 401 | 602 | 1433 | 1272 | 1169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.03m | 4:49AM1.87m | 5:04PM1.98m | 5:23AM1.79m | 5:39PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.18m | 10:47AM0.23m | 11:13PM0.24m | 11:20AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 549 | 627 | 710 | 730 | 770 | 725 | 644 | 469 | 326 | 270 | 189 | 144 | 134 | 256 | 400 | 515 | 167 | 433 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 51 | 41 | 67 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 92 | 80 | 223 | 191 | 268 | 165 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 23 | — | 21 | 36 | 35 | — | 19 | 73 | 151 | 86 | 198 | 137 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 72 | 113 | 166 | 236 | 355 | 396 | 401 | 602 | 1433 | 1272 | 1169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 239 | 421 | 628 | 628 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 250 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 580 | 264 | 208 |
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