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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 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fence (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
137 | 150 | 167 | 161 | 286 | 281 | 311 | 297 | 244 | 503 | 389 | 57 | 65 | 286 | 466 | 720 | 683 | 1143 | 952 | 2675 | 2172 | 1814 | 2419 | 2432 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.66m | 4:25AM1.72m | 4:56PM1.65m | 4:57AM1.67m | 5:31PM1.63m | 5:31AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.38m | 10:14PM0.51m | 10:37AM0.38m | 10:48PM0.55m | 11:09AM0.41m | 11:25PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 46 | 114 | 167 | 161 | 286 | 281 | 311 | 297 | 244 | 41 | 42 | 81 | 65 | 286 | 466 | 562 | 331 | 378 | 815 | 292 | 237 | 1814 | 1906 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | WSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 137 | 34 | 34 | 97 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 40 | 4 | 86 | 30 | 47 | 20 | 72 | 213 | 138 | 52 | 372 | 9 | 9 | 230 | 184 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 150 | 61 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 57 | 20 | 59 | 21 | 21 | 149 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 26 | 503 | 389 | 64 | 67 | — | — | 720 | 683 | 1143 | 952 | 2675 | 2172 | — | 2419 | 2432 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 206 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 134 | 234 | 290 | 470 | 260 | 402 | 290 | 234 | 235 |
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