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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 Feb 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
24.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (09 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
E
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1212131212777771212111111101010101212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2746794263183033724613973713683473303193082402221761739824618916333490
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
45
E
45
E
25
ENE
30
NNE
5
W
5
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
10
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.53
8:07PM
1.34
8:51AM
1.40
9:32PM
1.22
10:42AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.70
2:02PM
0.85
2:00AM
0.85
3:06PM
0.96
3:11AM
0.99
5:57PM
0.98
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---5:46-------5:47-------5:48----
Sunset------7:15-------7:15-------7:14-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------202---------------
Temp. °C222222232425242322222223242424242322222325252524
Feels °C (?)232221222121202320242424252528272724242527242424
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