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Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today?
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
140 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 111 | 116 | 122 | 198 | 796 | 1131 | 1081 | 1249 | 1645 | 1800 | 2098 | 2416 | 2571 | 4632 | 4805 | 5342 | 6210 | 4112 | 3566 | 3511 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.51m | 12:34PM1.41m | 00:58AM1.63m | 1:25PM1.52m | 1:41AM1.75m | 2:04PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.72m | 6:46PM0.69m | 7:32AM0.59m | 7:30PM0.59m | 8:07AM0.49m | 8:05PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 140 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 111 | 116 | 122 | 198 | 158 | 118 | 89 | 64 | 46 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2793 | 2915 | 3749 | 4656 | 4112 | 3566 | 3511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 60 | 28 | 10 | 51 | 48 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 76 | 53 | 796 | 1131 | 1081 | 1249 | 1645 | 1800 | 2098 | 2416 | 2571 | 4632 | 4805 | 5342 | 6210 | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 4 | 0 | 258 | 390 | 553 | 668 | 733 | 678 | 1341 | 328 | 250 | 212 | 212 | 213 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 3 | 0 |
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