Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.5
E
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6073
6390
5973
5252
4757
4027
2930
2444
1868
1470
1042
775
669
507
481
390
438
865
342
573
616
239
316
167
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM1.54m
7:43AM1.47m
8:42PM1.43m
9:19AM1.33m
10:30PM1.42m
11:15AM1.33m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.73m
1:52PM0.72m
2:52AM0.86m
3:40PM0.82m
5:23AM0.85m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
6:46
6:47
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:43
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
21
25
25
23
22
20
20
21
29
31
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
18
23
23
20
19
18
18
18
26
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
6073
6390
5973
5252
4757
4027
2930
2444
1868
1470
1042
775
669
407
381
236
179
450
342
299
257
239
163
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
461
373
135
140
106
98
100
109
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.7
E
6
2.1
E
6
2.4
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
0.5
N
3
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
2
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
13
61
174
333
530
547
491
507
481
390
438
865
5
573
616
1
316
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
66
208
11
208
208
208
580
264
264
239
206
37
11
11
11
37
11
11
11
11
11
8
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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