Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 01 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
19.8° 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 10AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
2.2
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
1.6
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48642139863433426021925330259365965935661067192997212711331606539471486481
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NE
10
E
25
E
35
E
25
E
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
1.98
3:34PM
1.85
3:47AM
2.02
4:02PM
1.87
4:15AM
2.01
4:29PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.36
9:32AM
0.31
9:34PM
0.31
9:58AM
0.28
10:00PM
0.29
10:23AM
0.29
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:30----
Sunset------6:13-------6:10-------6:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221222121212120202021232523232222212325262420
Feels °C (?)212222251919212422222324252521232425242627262517
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