Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 30 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
19.7° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.3
E
1.9
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
2.5
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)111010101010999966788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245214221245240231180173180139116275573766742639529792347273201201196196
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
35
E
45
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
1.78
2:33PM
1.72
2:48AM
1.90
3:05PM
1.80
3:19AM
1.98
3:34PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.47
8:39PM
0.44
9:05AM
0.37
9:08PM
0.36
9:32AM
0.31
9:34PM
0.31
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----6:15-------6:14-------6:13---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181820212121212121222324232222222122212121212121
Feels °C (?)181921202122222121222222191821222225191922232322
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