Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 07 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 1.2°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 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)337130352627258225072254219019991982153712641121971956835690589503350280224169150153
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.67
6:19PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.53
6:56PM
1.42
6:59AM
1.39
8:00PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.56
12:07PM
0.57
12:14AM
0.69
12:38PM
0.69
12:50AM
0.83
1:21PM
0.81
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset------6:05-------6:02-------6:01-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716171919181918181716212323242727252628272423
Feels °C (?)141414161817161716161515192020242625242527262424
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