Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is

18.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 8	SSW 13	SW 12	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	125	107	109	125	107	75	152	145	333	390	582	518	498	522	508	501	390	362	308	295	227	223	198
Wind (km/h)	NE	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide	4:32AM1.88m				4:45PM1.98m					5:11AM1.81m				5:25PM1.85m				5:56AM1.70m				6:11PM1.69m
Low Tide			10:29AM0.29m				10:57PM0.25m					11:08AM0.39m				11:37PM0.36m				11:51AM0.52m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	19	19	18	17	17	16	18	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	20	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	15	18	17	17	18	20	19	18	15	17	19	17	16	16	18	17	18	18	20	20	19	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 8
kJ	125	107	109	125	107	75	152	129	222	225	275	512	498	522	508	501	324	173	177	182	213	190	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 11	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 9	SW 9	S 6	—	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 9	SSW 12
kJ	71	51	39	32	23	23	23	58	333	390	582	20	12	1	—	196	390	362	299	295	227	55	187
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 10	SW 10	SSW 19	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	—	—	S 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	—	ESE 9
kJ	16	37	35	33	60	47	26	145	15	38	32	125	—	—	—	—	3	120	120	92	75	—	78
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 10	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	—	—	E 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	24	24	—	518	291	334	366	385	256	294	308	—	—	223	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	8	0	2	2	2	0	0	8	8	11	264	264	264	206	37	16	11	11	66	66	66	11	37
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3
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