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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 Wednesday 06 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 5AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 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 70mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
2235 | 1124 | 2628 | 6620 | 6098 | 5709 | 8277 | 9792 | 14993 | 13728 | 10257 | 4576 | 8510 | 7566 | 7420 | 6743 | 5894 | 5749 | 5297 | 5530 | 5772 | 5385 | 5236 | 4792 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.62m | 6:12PM1.54m | 6:12AM1.51m | 6:56PM1.46m | 6:55AM1.39m | 7:59PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.60m | 11:50AM0.52m | 00:04AM0.70m | 12:27PM0.61m | 00:50AM0.80m | 1:13PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
19 | 23 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 15 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SW 16 | SE 22 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 1184 | 1124 | 2628 | 6620 | 6098 | 5709 | 8277 | 104 | 5201 | 5582 | 5261 | 4576 | 1269 | 41 | 19 | 6743 | 5894 | 5749 | 5297 | 5530 | 5772 | 5385 | 5236 | 4792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 11 | E 9 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 22 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 915 | 783 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 19 | 286 | 84 | 162 | 70 | 84 | 59 | 58 | 103 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSE 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 35 | 90 | 91 | 66 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 39 | — | 53 | 81 | 30 | 73 | 59 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2235 | 877 | 1129 | — | — | — | — | 9792 | 14993 | 13728 | 10257 | 4298 | 8510 | 7566 | 7420 | 23 | 6 | 269 | — | — | 412 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 257 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 126 | 257 | 470 | 126 | 326 | 326 | 580 | 629 | 629 | 209 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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