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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | |
775 | 669 | 475 | 418 | 392 | 354 | 552 | 429 | 562 | 692 | 298 | 247 | 171 | 247 | 219 | 224 | 224 | 219 | 175 | 142 | 117 | 155 | 162 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.33m | 10:30PM1.42m | 11:15AM1.33m | 00:00AM1.51m | 12:34PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.86m | 3:40PM0.82m | 5:23AM0.85m | 5:40PM0.79m | 6:45AM0.72m | 6:46PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
775 | 669 | 387 | 329 | 305 | 179 | 438 | 429 | 342 | 349 | 298 | 247 | 171 | 175 | 219 | 224 | 224 | 219 | 175 | 142 | 117 | 155 | 162 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
— | — | 461 | 373 | 284 | — | 173 | 140 | 104 | 97 | 98 | 106 | 94 | 94 | 66 | 64 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | E 9 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 |
447 | 434 | 475 | 418 | 392 | 354 | 552 | — | 562 | 692 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 247 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 234 |
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