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Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 15 Mar 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.5°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: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (15 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
E
0.5
SW
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131381266788131312121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1381366071163187311277260321345344400393328322322265269260243234193173
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
10
ENE
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
E
15
S
15
S
10
E
15
WNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscrosscrossoncross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
1.55
2:25AM
1.70
2:36PM
1.69
2:53AM
1.85
3:06PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
0.73
8:13PM
0.60
8:36AM
0.57
8:42PM
0.46
9:04AM
0.42
9:10PM
0.33
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----6:36-------6:34-------6:32---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------621
Temp. °C222224242423232122232524232222212121222323222222
Feels °C (?)252424232222262223232524232223202324252425242323
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