Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
2
6
7
6
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SSW
4.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)131313121414141413131313131313131315161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229326732533554123582109187516501510418021973489388037146406685668435411590361245712525245243811
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
1.80
5:54AM
1.84
6:24PM
1.68
6:41AM
1.66
7:21PM
1.54
7:43AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
0.28
11:35PM
0.41
12:04PM
0.41
12:19AM
0.56
12:50PM
0.56
1:16AM
0.73
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C181817171514131419201917161616161617171717171615
Feels °C (?)999121211101115141298898811121315151413
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