Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
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)
1.4
E
8
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
E
8
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
E
8
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
230
230
505
856
1045
1032
866
722
545
465
394
346
286
175
137
216
157
147
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
SW
0
W
0
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:05PM1.18m
11:35AM1.19m
00:07AM1.21m
1:01PM1.33m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.94m
6:26PM0.97m
6:43AM0.84m
7:24PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
18
21
17
16
16
17
17
17
19
19
20
20
19
19
17
15
15
14
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