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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
21.0° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
S
1.8
S
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121313131316161515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36842140836133933339321826922242672111623501131158933283716385937533753375334192815
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
15
E
0
NNW
5
W
10
W
20
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
1.92
5:20PM
1.85
5:46AM
1.93
5:54PM
1.81
6:20AM
1.90
6:30PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.44
11:26PM
0.32
11:50AM
0.45
11:57PM
0.36
12:25PM
0.49
12:31AM
0.42
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-5:26-------5:28-------5:28------
Sunset----7:29-------7:29-------7:28---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171820222121201919212322212020201920202020201917
Feels °C (?)151517181617192121212116141517171616161516191816
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