Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111121616151514141414131414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)589503350280224169152153153132201250461522501494419450313318342323440434
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
SSE
20
S
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
NE
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
1.39
8:00PM
1.30
8:12AM
1.25
10:27PM
1.27
11:07AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
0.83
1:21PM
0.81
1:50AM
0.97
2:47PM
0.92
5:07AM
1.01
5:36PM
0.89
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1----------------2-
Temp. °C272626272727252423232324303126242424202021212020
Feels °C (?)272626262826242524232323293025242423182020222122
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