Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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)


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
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
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131312121212121212111111121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250722542190199918381537139712451087956835690589503350280224169152153153132201246
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.53
6:56PM
1.42
6:59AM
1.39
8:00PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
0.57
12:14AM
0.69
12:38PM
0.69
12:50AM
0.83
1:21PM
0.81
1:50AM
0.97
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset--6:05-------6:02-------6:01-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------31----
Temp. °C192019191918171621232324272728262725222323232324
Feels °C (?)181817181817161519202124252526252623202323232323
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