Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
5
8
4
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
2.4
SW
8
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
88
116
122
198
771
1500
1261
1477
1750
1882
2128
2466
2643
4457
4508
3377
5248
6390
4391
4748
5251
4733
4102
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.41m
00:58AM1.63m
1:25PM1.52m
1:41AM1.75m
2:04PM1.61m
2:16AM1.83m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.69m
7:32AM0.59m
7:30PM0.59m
8:07AM0.49m
8:05PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
20
18
18
17
14
7
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
7
8
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
0.3
E
10
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
Energy kJ
86
88
116
122
198
158
118
89
64
46
49
35
35
34
2660
2969
18
4051
4310
4391
4748
5251
4733
4102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
7
51
48
11
21
21
3
3
3
33
33
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
29
11
11
16
16
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
10
1.1
SW
4
2.4
SW
8
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
4
76
45
771
1500
1261
1477
1750
1882
2128
2466
2643
4457
4508
3377
5248
6390
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
1
209
2
1
290
416
581
705
675
1029
661
246
246
246
210
209
209
209
209
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
7
7
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
6
5
4
7
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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