Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
E
1
SW
1.4
SW
3
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)10111211118111287910121212111112131312111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206204200308170120133117738831617781080936743382320545454378242249249270
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ESE
25
SW
5
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
1.35
12:35AM
1.46
1:06PM
1.47
1:33AM
1.63
1:56PM
1.60
2:14AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.83
7:12AM
0.77
7:27PM
0.68
8:00AM
0.60
8:07PM
0.55
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--6:19-------6:17-------6:16-----
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--112322-----------------
Temp. °C272619212019181919191918171717171919191818171717
Feels °C (?)272716242119161716151516161616161716171818171717
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