Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Issued: 1 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.6° C

1.9°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
SW
9
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
342
450
406
437
456
417
423
603
545
680
669
615
421
486
1830
3295
2694
2150
3365
2311
2180
2460
3033
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:09AM1.42m
8:50PM1.58m
9:14AM1.35m
9:58PM1.55m
10:36AM1.33m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.63m
2:09PM0.57m
3:07AM0.67m
3:10PM0.64m
4:27AM0.69m
4:31PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
15
12
13
14
14
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
10
12
14
13
13
10
10
10
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
0.1
E
10
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
347
342
450
406
437
456
417
423
603
545
680
669
615
421
484
1569
1597
1788
2084
2383
2
2180
2460
3033
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
10
2.4
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
15
Energy kJ
104
68
68
65
48
48
38
37
23
23
22
22
64
156
62
9
9
9
9
2
10
2
2190
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
8
9
8
5
12
16
16
7
75
75
22
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SW
9
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1
8
14
23
172
486
1830
3295
2694
2150
3365
2311
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
209
206
66
2
0
1
66
66
66
66
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
4
5
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
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