Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 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
22.8° C
(Which is 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: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)131314131313131312121212888887777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)775589643595577560543534297233230184176169418306403472501334349318416335
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglassonononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.95
5:22AM
2.06
5:34PM
1.91
5:55AM
2.01
6:08PM
1.83
6:30AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.29
11:05PM
0.23
11:28AM
0.30
11:35PM
0.27
12:01PM
0.36
12:07AM
0.35
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58
Sunset--7:06-------7:05-------7:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222322222121202122232322222221222222222223232324
Feels °C (?)212222232221212322222222232523232220202023242527
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