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Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°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 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
234 | 230 | 1076 | 1794 | 2008 | 1952 | 1388 | 604 | 497 | 2483 | 4767 | 12923 | 8134 | 14526 | 4800 | 4343 | 3139 | 2641 | 2994 | 4118 | 5221 | 6737 | 7326 | 7199 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.43m | 11:24AM1.32m | 11:59PM1.55m | 12:27PM1.43m | 00:49AM1.69m | 1:16PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.80m | 5:30AM0.82m | 5:29PM0.74m | 6:30AM0.68m | 6:28PM0.63m | 7:15AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 234 | 230 | 1076 | 1794 | 2008 | 1952 | 1388 | 604 | 497 | 2483 | 4767 | 7117 | 14 | 5525 | — | 4343 | 3139 | 2641 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 145 | 79 | 49 | 72 | 72 | 38 | 448 | 361 | 50 | 22 | 22 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 51 | 25 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 45 | 115 | 115 | 27 | 40 | 12923 | 8134 | 14526 | 4800 | — | — | 39 | 2994 | 4118 | 5221 | 6737 | 7326 | 7199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 66 | 455 | 554 | 66 | 208 | 239 | 234 | 386 | 66 | 246 | 437 | 246 | 2 | 210 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 261 | 448 | 365 | 290 | 554 | 729 |
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