Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
18
1.8
SSW
17
3
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
608
525
378
341
678
577
551
462
440
1193
1785
778
1821
3940
1803
1511
1415
1237
1220
1187
1171
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20PM1.42m
2:24AM1.53m
2:58PM1.53m
3:01AM1.60m
3:31PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.63m
8:19PM0.69m
8:45AM0.52m
8:57PM0.60m
9:15AM0.43m
9:31PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
24
25
24
23
19
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
19
21
19
18
14
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
11
11
10
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