Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111216161515141414141314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1087956835705589503350280224169150153153132201250461522501501419407313318
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
NE
10
N
20
NW
15
N
15
WNW
5
NNE
15
S
5
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
S
15
SW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.42
6:59AM
1.39
8:00PM
1.30
8:12AM
1.25
10:27PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
0.69
12:50AM
0.83
1:21PM
0.81
1:50AM
0.97
2:47PM
0.92
5:07AM
1.01
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset--6:02-------6:01-------6:00-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222423242726262727262524242323243130262424232121
Feels °C (?)202121232624252628242724252322223028252524222020
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