Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
2.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
924
1245
1531
1567
1358
1187
1047
904
788
1159
1091
1670
4435
1721
1493
711
623
486
428
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
10
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:47PM1.44m
11:49AM1.30m
00:24AM1.48m
1:15PM1.44m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.76m
5:33AM0.73m
5:57PM0.75m
7:06AM0.62m
7:26PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
1
1
9
6
Temp °C
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
14
12
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
12
14
11
10
9
10
11
10
11
8
6
7
4
8
6
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