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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
24.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (16 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
2.4
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.4
E
2.2
E
1.7
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1278888999161616151516151414147881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32852310611030101486673511989406537837548059481068975800687577587558328269317
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
45
E
50
E
45
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNE
15
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crossonononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
1.82
3:53AM
1.92
4:01PM
1.90
4:21AM
2.00
4:31PM
1.94
4:51AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.50
9:39PM
0.35
9:58AM
0.40
10:07PM
0.28
10:27AM
0.32
10:35PM
0.23
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset--7:08-------7:07-------7:07-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232424232120202225242323222222232525242423232224
Feels °C (?)181817171616182225252322232424252523212222232326
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