Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1357 | 1194 | 1048 | 1022 | 1002 | 569 | 470 | 383 | 370 | 408 | 336 | 474 | 513 | 482 | 699 | 639 | 393 | 403 | 359 | 187 | 318 | 456 | 466 | 391 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.68m | 2:14PM1.59m | 2:31AM1.77m | 3:05PM1.72m | 3:20AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.58m | 8:04AM0.44m | 8:17PM0.49m | 8:54AM0.33m | 9:10PM0.39m | 9:38AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1357 | 1194 | 1048 | 1022 | 1002 | 569 | 219 | 204 | 370 | 308 | 291 | 327 | 345 | 346 | 428 | 383 | 167 | 403 | 359 | 187 | 318 | 456 | 466 | 391 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 153 | 470 | 383 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 286 | 238 | 229 | 181 | 174 | 4 | 83 | 82 | 120 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | E 8 | — | — | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 49 | 48 | 78 | 60 | 38 | 38 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 143 | 131 | 289 | 257 | 222 | 408 | 336 | 474 | 513 | 482 | 699 | 639 | 393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 249 | 206 | 186 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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