Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413141414131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201250461522501419419407313318342493434506357295290281264212209205205215
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassonononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
1.25
10:27PM
1.27
11:07AM
1.22
12:14AM
1.38
12:35PM
1.34
1:04AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.92
5:07AM
1.01
5:36PM
0.89
6:47AM
0.87
6:45PM
0.76
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:35-------6:35-------6:37------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------5:58---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C222330312724252220192021212121201920202020191818
Feels °C (?)222329302724242117161821222222222122212019181818
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