Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, near gales from the E by Wed afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
513
585
611
961
544
505
486
551
549
627
660
770
711
657
479
333
238
189
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:00PM2.03m
4:16AM1.90m
4:31PM2.03m
4:49AM1.87m
5:04PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.16m
10:16AM0.18m
10:41PM0.18m
10:47AM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
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16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
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10
10
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