Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
ENE
2.3
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
E
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121212111212889991010101010101211911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178516221424125611138437366997621030103512432016918730593474371320268233183198176
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
20
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
15
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crossonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
1.61
2:35PM
1.76
2:50AM
1.71
3:06PM
1.87
3:20AM
1.77
3:34PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.51
8:28AM
0.45
8:52PM
0.40
8:56AM
0.36
9:19PM
0.32
9:21AM
0.29
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise---6:11-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset------6:10-------6:10-------6:12-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161414141617171717171717202119171716151517171818
Feels °C (?)13111313131091010101115181914131413131517151515
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Fence (Port Elizabeth) (light winds from the W at Port Elizabeth Airport 4 km from Fence (Port Elizabeth)). A 2.9m groundswell from the S

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W
Offshore
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