Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
E
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)11128791012121211121213131311111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13311774963386371062967671382536536384356373206191193221196231225184176
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglassononcross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
1.47
1:33AM
1.63
1:56PM
1.60
2:14AM
1.78
2:33PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
0.77
7:27PM
0.68
8:00AM
0.60
8:07PM
0.55
8:35AM
0.47
8:39PM
0.44
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:17-------6:16-------6:15---
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C191919191918171717171919191818171718202021212121
Feels °C (?)161616151517161616161817181818171819201920202021
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