Surf Forecasts:
Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast from 24 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 1 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 30 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, E swell with 1,969 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 26 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fence (Port Elizabeth) this week:
The surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fence (Port Elizabeth) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 30) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 25) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 1st Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 30th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 735 | 522 | 393 | 313 | 763 | 763 | 756 | 508 | 384 | 256 | 320 | 459 | 697 | 523 | 253 | 681 | 962 | 1969 | 1897 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.73m | 3:02PM1.90m | 3:16AM1.83m | 3:30PM1.98m | 3:46AM1.88m | 4:00PM2.03m | 4:16AM1.90m | 4:31PM2.03m | 4:49AM1.87m | 5:04PM1.98m | 5:23AM1.79m | 5:39PM1.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.39m | 8:50AM0.32m | 9:13PM0.28m | 9:18AM0.24m | 9:41PM0.20m | 9:46AM0.19m | 10:10PM0.16m | 10:16AM0.18m | 10:41PM0.18m | 10:47AM0.23m | 11:13PM0.24m | 11:20AM0.32m | 11:49PM0.35m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 735 | 522 | 393 | 313 | 763 | 763 | 756 | 508 | 384 | 256 | 84 | 459 | 697 | 72 | 217 | 246 | 193 | 163 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 117 | 88 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 206 | 1 | 84 | 52 | 278 | 67 | 102 | 122 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | E 8 | SW 5 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 13 | — | SW 12 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 35 | 35 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 203 | 157 | 14 | 37 | — | — | 6 | 89 | 145 | — | 320 | — | — | 523 | 253 | 681 | 962 | 1969 | 1897 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 1 | 206 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 206 | 206 | 209 | 66 | 1 | 134 | 37 | 554 | 628 | 264 | 239 | 264 | 208 |
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