Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 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
20.4° 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 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121211111112161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18381537137612451103956835705589503350280224169153153153132201246544522501494
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
1.53
6:56PM
1.42
6:59AM
1.39
8:00PM
1.30
8:12AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.69
12:38PM
0.69
12:50AM
0.83
1:21PM
0.81
1:50AM
0.97
2:47PM
0.92
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C181816162224232427272626282724232424232431302826
Feels °C (?)171715152021202326262526282723232423222229302826
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