Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.2° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 1AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
2
ESE
7
2
E
7
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2190
1992
1778
1701
1728
1728
1701
1535
1357
1194
1048
1031
902
569
470
383
370
404
447
451
377
581
265
232
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
NNW
0
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
00:30AM1.60m
1:14PM1.46m
1:35AM1.68m
2:14PM1.59m
2:31AM1.77m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.66m
7:06AM0.55m
7:16PM0.58m
8:04AM0.44m
8:17PM0.49m
8:54AM0.33m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
17
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
11
11
12
14
12
12
14
16
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