Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.8° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
405
514
508
1095
823
1435
447
510
1952
2125
2297
1969
1020
1679
1439
1463
1421
1528
2183
2356
2017
1848
1643
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48PM1.69m
4:49AM1.68m
5:21PM1.70m
5:23AM1.65m
5:55PM1.70m
5:58AM1.62m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.35m
10:45PM0.51m
10:59AM0.34m
11:19PM0.51m
11:31AM0.36m
11:54PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
4
6
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
15
15
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
9
9
5
3
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
8
11
15
15
16
13
13
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
0.7
E
8
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
0.4
E
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
10
1.5
S
10
2.2
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
419
405
514
390
1095
823
68
447
510
23
15
13
15
468
1100
1439
1463
1421
1528
2183
2356
2017
1848
1643
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
1.1
S
14
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
1.6
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
Energy kJ
54
279
352
508
111
88
9
50
35
2
6
7
520
179
258
177
184
122
100
137
96
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
56
39
68
89
8
8
7
111
163
182
6
3
3
8
29
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
2.1
SW
13
2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
8
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
3
SW
10
Energy kJ
6
3
10
1435
372
627
1952
2125
2297
1969
1020
1679
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
66
246
262
323
598
1029
326
209
208
66
66
6
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
3
4
6
7
9
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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