Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
21.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111115141414131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43238084028515397965772107233220229225219209193216590216220220216212
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
E
15
E
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
1.54
1:22PM
1.49
1:41AM
1.71
1:59PM
1.64
2:14AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.76
7:27AM
0.70
7:27PM
0.61
7:59AM
0.53
8:01PM
0.47
8:31AM
0.38
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:39--
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C181818181819212121202020192027282620191919192020
Feels °C (?)161717181819222019181920191926282516151514151717
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