Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
18.2° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
2
SW
13
3
SW
7
1.3
SSW
12
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
440
426
419
405
589
454
1060
854
1325
710
429
1414
1952
2178
1888
959
576
1105
1227
1528
2044
2495
2407
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
N
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM1.68m
4:48PM1.69m
4:49AM1.68m
5:21PM1.70m
5:23AM1.65m
5:55PM1.70m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.35m
10:45PM0.51m
10:59AM0.34m
11:19PM0.51m
11:31AM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
5
3
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
15
14
15
14
11
8
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
8
7
11
15
14
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.3
SSW
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
SE
11
1.3
S
9
1.7
SW
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
497
440
426
419
405
589
454
1060
854
88
51
429
24
24
54
165
287
576
1105
1227
1528
2044
2495
2407
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
1
S
14
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.3
SE
7
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
1.1
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
91
78
89
55
279
352
423
140
111
165
8
36
16
13
13
6
254
544
404
132
154
117
142
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
8
1.3
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.8
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
7
8
26
56
39
66
89
9
17
1
288
7
140
35
35
6
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
WSW
3
2
SW
13
3
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
3.5
WSW
10
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
8
3
1325
710
716
1414
1952
2178
1888
959
1939
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
66
234
261
323
598
661
323
210
208
6
9
8
16
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
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