Fence (Port Elizabeth) Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 25.65° E

Fence (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fence (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 23s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 3PM is: 2.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)23s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)19s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
24
1.1
SSW
23
1.6
SSW
21
1.9
SSW
20
2.5
S
19
3
S
18
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
1325
2164
2869
4745
5500
4537
3396
2791
2117
1643
1463
1126
891
877
1089
528
417
365
280
280
239
380
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
45
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:58AM1.32m
00:33AM1.42m
1:16PM1.50m
1:38AM1.56m
2:05PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.79m
6:28PM0.78m
7:08AM0.65m
7:38PM0.61m
7:57AM0.49m
8:23PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
19
21
19
18
19
20
21
23
26
27
24
24
24
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
15
12
14
17
19
20
22
26
25
23
23
24
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