Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 02 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.3
E
3
ENE
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1
SSW
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)8999999991399999998888101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6718051274637528471408372367346313270230230189153146116908868204347746
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
10
NE
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NNE
5
ESE
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.87
4:15AM
2.01
4:29PM
1.86
4:42AM
1.97
4:55PM
1.82
5:07AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.29
10:23AM
0.29
10:25PM
0.31
10:47AM
0.32
10:51PM
0.36
11:12AM
0.38
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset6:10-------6:09-------6:08-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------24452---------
Temp. °C242321202122242321212020191920202019181819181920
Feels °C (?)252520192122252121222121201919191818171718171818
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