Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.5° C
2.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
2
2
3
3
0
1
2
4
5
3
4
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
624
680
669
536
421
552
3210
4037
3794
2281
2214
2312
2182
2627
3025
3419
3062
3062
2815
2544
2468
2190
1962
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
SW
15
WSW
0
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
9:14AM1.35m
9:58PM1.55m
10:36AM1.33m
11:15PM1.55m
12:01PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.67m
3:10PM0.64m
4:27AM0.69m
4:31PM0.68m
5:53AM0.64m
5:59PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
12
9
13
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
8
9
8
8
11
12
13
15
14
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