Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SW
3.5
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121011121313121316151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1932162165902202202165352688109811891342784700154712921102899785785712643528512
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassonononglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
1.86
2:33PM
1.77
2:48AM
1.98
3:08PM
1.87
3:22AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.47
8:31AM
0.38
8:35PM
0.35
9:03AM
0.26
9:08PM
0.26
9:36AM
0.18
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:41--
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272319202019191919191818181719212121212021202221
Feels °C (?)262315151614131415181718171619232220222121202219
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