
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3030 | 2111 | 2098 | 1783 | 1565 | 1155 | 928 | 718 | 555 | 469 | 392 | 183 | 176 | 146 | 112 | 151 | 148 | 135 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 94 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.81m | 2:14AM1.71m | 2:27PM1.93m | 2:47AM1.82m | 2:59PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.49m | 8:12PM0.40m | 8:14AM0.38m | 8:42PM0.28m | 8:46AM0.29m | 9:14PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSW 9 |
1803 | 2111 | 2098 | 1783 | 1565 | 1155 | 928 | 718 | 555 | 469 | 392 | 133 | 176 | 103 | 99 | 151 | 148 | 135 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 63 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SW 10 | SSE 8 |
19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 183 | 125 | 146 | 112 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 53 | 16 | 11 | 94 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
3030 | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 43 | 46 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 86 | 84 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 598 | 264 | 208 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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