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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 1 am Saturday 09 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
3775 | 3144 | 2466 | 2033 | 1744 | 1483 | 1207 | 940 | 800 | 645 | 467 | 361 | 239 | 178 | 494 | 1392 | 1739 | 1797 | 1797 | 1264 | 604 | 772 | 1673 | 3364 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.29m | 9:27PM1.37m | 9:52AM1.26m | 10:55PM1.43m | 11:24AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.89m | 2:22PM0.79m | 3:47AM0.91m | 4:01PM0.80m | 5:30AM0.82m | 5:29PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 3775 | 3144 | 2466 | 2033 | 1744 | 1483 | 1207 | 940 | 800 | 645 | 467 | 361 | 239 | 178 | 494 | 1392 | 1739 | 1797 | 1797 | 1264 | 604 | 772 | 1673 | 3364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 201 | 229 | 217 | 217 | 272 | 214 | 268 | 183 | 180 | 170 | 120 | 118 | 63 | 98 | 102 | 80 | 98 | 72 | 58 | 39 | 361 | 38 | 37 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 11 | ENE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 118 | 51 | 36 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 123 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 63 | 19 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 50 | 44 | 58 | 189 | 193 | 154 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 246 | 142 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 186 | 206 | 562 | 421 | 424 | 206 | 66 | 208 | 407 | 360 | 206 | 386 | 66 |
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