Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
834
861
735
713
613
522
420
393
760
322
313
392
420
763
773
763
899
886
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
S
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
W
10
S
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
0
NNW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:35PM1.78m
2:47AM1.73m
3:02PM1.90m
3:16AM1.83m
3:30PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.39m
8:50AM0.32m
9:13PM0.28m
9:18AM0.24m
9:41PM0.20m
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light rain
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rain showers
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Temp °C
20
18
18
18
18
20
23
20
18
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
16
16
17
17
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24
17
14
15
17
21
19
19
20
17
18
20
16
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