Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 04 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
8
8
6
2
7
7
3
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)11886910121314151716161616151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)128113908516533377612612035286050184950781075847602524174608018359430782627239723272254
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.82
5:07AM
1.89
5:22PM
1.75
5:32AM
1.79
5:49PM
1.65
5:58AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.36
11:12AM
0.38
11:17PM
0.44
11:39AM
0.47
11:44PM
0.56
12:07PM
0.57
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211919181818192020191818181819191919181717161718
Feels °C (?)191618171717171818171413121212121414131314141716
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