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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
23.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (16 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
3
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2
E
2.3
E
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.8
E
1.6
E
1
SSW
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)888899916161615151615141414141388131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99410309438468686358466537837548059881055975800687577427349368299357892761
Wind
(km/h)
55
E
50
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
20
WSW
5
ESE
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
1.82
3:53AM
1.92
4:01PM
1.90
4:21AM
2.00
4:31PM
1.94
4:51AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
0.35
9:58AM
0.40
10:07PM
0.28
10:27AM
0.32
10:35PM
0.23
10:57AM
0.29
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset7:08-------7:07-------7:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232321202021242423232223232324242424232322222223
Feels °C (?)151615151820232525232525242423202020222325201921
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