Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

Fence (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.7
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1708
1538
1400
1077
1075
649
553
544
393
325
298
192
192
192
295
253
206
146
163
171
183
180
275
330
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:55AM1.99m
3:22PM1.84m
3:36AM2.01m
4:04PM1.86m
4:18AM1.98m
4:48PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.21m
9:21PM0.29m
9:53AM0.18m
10:03PM0.29m
10:33AM0.21m
10:47PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
15
15
17
21
23
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
15
12
13
14
19
21
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1708
1538
1400
1077
1075
649
553
544
393
325
298
192
192
192
295
253
206
146
163
171
132
180
275
330
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
0.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
471
418
425
293
813
250
261
218
50
74
62
64
49
39
39
30
31
32
155
147
183
108
134
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.1
E
11
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
75
112
242
459
2
21
120
68
90
90
104
96
69
69
69
93
33
33
36
36
24
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
1.3
E
6
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
7
27
29
6
112
2
2
8
6
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
246
246
206
206
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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