Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
0.9
E
9
1.1
SW
10
2.3
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
122
231
882
1460
1367
1378
1595
1639
1931
2292
2482
4034
4452
3314
5710
6034
4258
4010
4059
4199
4102
3529
3059
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
55
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:58AM1.63m
1:25PM1.52m
1:41AM1.75m
2:04PM1.61m
2:16AM1.83m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.69m
7:32AM0.59m
7:30PM0.59m
8:07AM0.49m
8:05PM0.50m
8:37AM0.41m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
17
17
16
16
13
7
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
11
10
9
11
12
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
0.3
E
10
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
Energy kJ
116
122
198
158
118
89
64
46
33
35
35
35
2529
2976
18
4390
4549
4258
4010
4059
4199
4102
3529
3059
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
11
11
21
21
3
3
13
55
33
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
16
16
16
14
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
2.3
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
117
113
231
882
1460
1367
1378
1595
1639
1931
2292
2482
4034
4452
3314
5710
6034
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
2
1
234
416
581
729
675
729
729
246
345
246
246
209
246
210
209
66
6
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
5
5
4
5
9
6
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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