Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
SSW
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
1.2
SW
2.5
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111010117788812711891012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)329251186186226334300401328175225204226233201173138119746916911625431098
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
1.36
10:44PM
1.33
11:39AM
1.35
12:35AM
1.46
1:06PM
1.47
1:33AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.88
3:49PM
0.89
5:34AM
0.93
6:24PM
0.83
7:12AM
0.77
7:27PM
0.68
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:26------
Sunset----6:21-------6:19-------6:17---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1--11------
Temp. °C181920202019201919202526232119191819202019181717
Feels °C (?)171919192018201918192425252018181717161715161516
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