Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fence (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for Fence (Port Elizabeth) at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
2
1
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
3
ENE
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1211111111111213151514141414148888999912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252243243243239366497534116313671419139912411060939939114110879868411362567455580
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
45
E
45
E
40
ENE
10
SE
5
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
1.84
6:08AM
1.91
6:29PM
1.70
6:49AM
1.73
7:17PM
1.54
7:43AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.36
12:16PM
0.42
12:24AM
0.51
12:58PM
0.58
1:10AM
0.69
1:53PM
0.76
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:25-------6:24-------6:23-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C201919191920222221212020212122232222222223242722
Feels °C (?)192017161718212017171616171618181618242523242817
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