Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.3
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)910121212111212131311111110101010101099966
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44068711171022731375545536384356346191233193221204240266221173180139122243
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
1.63
1:56PM
1.60
2:14AM
1.78
2:33PM
1.72
2:48AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.68
8:00AM
0.60
8:07PM
0.55
8:35AM
0.47
8:39PM
0.44
9:05AM
0.37
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:28--
Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191818171717191919191818171819212121212121222323
Feels °C (?)151617161616181718191818171919202020202121232421
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