
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1110 | 1155 | 1137 | 965 | 880 | 774 | 608 | 525 | 378 | 341 | 678 | 615 | 551 | 462 | 433 | 1613 | 1429 | 1154 | 1821 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.45m | 2:20PM1.42m | 2:24AM1.53m | 2:58PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.77m | 8:10AM0.63m | 8:19PM0.69m | 8:45AM0.52m | 8:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
1110 | 1155 | 1137 | 965 | 880 | 774 | 608 | 525 | 378 | 341 | 678 | 615 | 551 | 462 | 433 | 1613 | 1429 | 1154 | 1821 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 9 |
144 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 76 | 63 | 254 | 326 | 306 | 275 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 188 | 330 | 20 | 13 | 759 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 38 | 32 | 1064 | 72 | — | 199 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 206 | 206 | 66 | 66 | 234 |
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