Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 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
20.2° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
2
5
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
6
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.8
SW
3
SW
4
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)11101010912121212121212121214141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3892722251882033252828552612483418392367227336522139190217231674153316194545458133485053
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
10
N
5
E
20
S
5
SSW
25
NW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoncrossglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
2.07
4:57PM
1.90
5:12AM
1.98
5:38PM
1.80
5:54AM
1.84
6:24PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.19
10:55PM
0.29
11:24AM
0.28
11:35PM
0.41
12:04PM
0.41
12:19AM
0.56
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:46---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151622242120191616161818171715141414181918181717
Feels °C (?)121219221819138799991212111211151412111111
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