Fence (Port Elizabeth) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
2.4
E
1.7
E
1.3
SSW
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414888889912991212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1419139912411189106093910841057939779630899445488292247210193335251247207242234
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
50
E
50
E
45
ENE
35
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
WNW
45
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
1.73
7:17PM
1.54
7:43AM
1.54
8:31PM
1.38
9:17AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.51
12:58PM
0.58
1:10AM
0.69
1:53PM
0.76
2:22AM
0.88
3:49PM
0.89
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset------6:23-------6:22-------6:21-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C212020202222222121212124312221212019191920202120
Feels °C (?)161616161715151517212124321719191917191920192120
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