Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)--
Afternoon (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)8688811111313121313121212121111111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94943241173382202737459364804371226934692605541495340334471422454488480
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
5
NW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
1.30
11:36AM
1.41
12:44AM
1.40
1:12PM
1.52
1:51AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.89
4:49AM
0.94
6:36PM
0.84
7:10AM
0.83
7:46PM
0.68
8:10AM
0.65
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset6:59-------6:58-------6:55-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120201920222220191918171819202120202019192020
Feels °C (?)202019201819211916151515151818181919212017171716
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