Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.9°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 8AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3604
2754
2383
2137
1755
1581
1534
1624
1550
1498
1474
836
864
706
494
456
350
411
344
284
235
231
174
212
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
NNE
15
WNW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:17AM1.91m
3:36PM1.76m
3:45AM1.90m
4:05PM1.76m
4:13AM1.86m
4:33PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.34m
9:31PM0.38m
9:56AM0.33m
9:58PM0.40m
10:22AM0.35m
10:27PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
21
23
22
20
20
19
18
18
22
26
25
24
23
13
11
12
13
14
14
17
16
14
13
13
18
19
19
19
21
20
17
16
18
22
21
23
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
3604
2754
2383
2137
1755
1581
1534
1624
1550
1498
1474
836
864
706
494
456
350
411
344
284
235
231
174
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
1.4
S
12
0.9
S
14
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
S
15
Energy kJ
164
95
38
24
24
17
7
7
7
7
7
594
334
292
339
315
338
202
172
117
84
69
76
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
7
7
7
134
115
72
38
2
2
12
30
26
25
113
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
16
11
2
4
4
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
5
2
0
4
4
0
3
3
3
0
3
4
4
0
0
0
4
4
11
4
11
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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