Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 160 | 132 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 118 | 118 | 359 | 733 | 786 | 619 | 638 | 530 | 406 | 394 | 326 | 281 | 264 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.84m | 3:02AM1.80m | 3:20PM1.95m | 3:36AM1.87m | 3:54PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.36m | 9:00PM0.31m | 9:09AM0.25m | 9:33PM0.23m | 9:40AM0.19m | 10:04PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 160 | 132 | 123 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 110 | 83 | 359 | 733 | 786 | 619 | 638 | 530 | 406 | 394 | 326 | 281 | 264 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 31 | 80 | 33 | 116 | 83 | 83 | 118 | 118 | 83 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 84 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 101 | 104 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 67 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 164 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 7 | — | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 69 | 212 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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