Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 06 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (06 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414141313131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10886110489173917546473879329329672627244423272254202319991821153712641121971848835690589503
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
15
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.79
5:49PM
1.65
5:58AM
1.67
6:19PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.53
6:56PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.47
11:44PM
0.56
12:07PM
0.57
12:14AM
0.69
12:38PM
0.69
12:50AM
0.83
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise-6:31-------6:33-------6:33------
Sunset----6:06-------6:05-------6:02---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181719191919181716161919181919181716202423232826
Feels °C (?)131113121415141313141817161718161515182121232725
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