Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 767 | 623 | 414 | 346 | 286 | 254 | 367 | 315 | 222 | 202 | 164 | 253 | 312 | 307 | 357 | 453 | 447 | 440 | 440 | 426 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.41m | 7:41AM1.42m | 7:42PM1.30m | 9:05AM1.39m | 9:24PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.71m | 1:38PM0.91m | 1:57AM0.80m | 3:21PM0.94m | 3:31AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | 7:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 251 | 280 | 257 | 223 | 157 | 102 | 80 | 144 | 222 | 188 | 164 | 96 | 101 | 307 | 357 | 453 | 447 | 440 | 150 | 156 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 767 | 623 | 414 | 346 | 286 | 196 | 149 | 63 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 130 | 312 | 53 | 35 | 108 | 112 | 125 | 440 | 408 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 92 | 83 | 90 | 85 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 46 | 60 | 61 | 253 | 101 | 39 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 106 | 133 | 133 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 12 | 46 | 254 | 367 | 315 | — | 202 | — | — | — | 83 | 118 | — | — | 300 | — | 426 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 2 | 234 | 261 | 2278 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 11 |
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