Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Issued: 7 pm 03 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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1518
2331
2445
2356
2082
1643
1404
1131
960
805
734
655
655
594
524
480
418
360
278
278
233
204
216
287
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
0
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:55PM1.70m
5:58AM1.62m
6:30PM1.69m
6:35AM1.56m
7:10PM1.66m
7:18AM1.49m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.52m
12:04PM0.39m
00:32AM0.54m
12:40PM0.43m
1:14AM0.58m
1:20PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
22
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
Feels °C
16
16
12
11
10
11
12
15
15
15
12
11
10
9
12
18
19
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
SE
11
1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1518
2331
2445
2356
2082
1643
1404
1131
960
805
734
655
655
594
524
480
418
360
278
278
233
204
163
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
160
145
178
100
114
114
112
100
96
92
90
70
67
64
49
33
41
54
70
85
84
128
216
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
35
199
18
8
37
36
31
25
26
27
86
84
74
85
73
84
80
73
20
20
18
6
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
6
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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