Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 75 | 152 | 129 | 333 | 390 | 582 | 512 | 498 | 522 | 508 | 501 | 390 | 362 | 299 | 295 | 227 | 190 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.98m | 5:11AM1.81m | 5:25PM1.85m | 5:56AM1.70m | 6:11PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.25m | 11:08AM0.39m | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:51AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 75 | 152 | 129 | 200 | 225 | 582 | 512 | 498 | 522 | 508 | 355 | 193 | 169 | 177 | 182 | 182 | 190 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 333 | 390 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 154 | 192 | 501 | 390 | 362 | 299 | 295 | 227 | 70 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 10 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 47 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 81 | 200 | — | — | — | — | 164 | 137 | 120 | 92 | 86 | 10 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 34 | 16 | 275 | 461 | 331 | 366 | 387 | — | — | 294 | 292 | — | — | 152 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 264 | 264 | 206 | 206 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 66 | 37 | 37 |
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