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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
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 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
2
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2005
1470
1042
775
669
488
381
346
400
409
542
389
291
209
219
188
192
126
162
268
224
180
145
145
Wind (km/h)
45
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
5
NNW
20
ENE
15
WNW
20
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42PM1.43m
9:19AM1.33m
10:30PM1.42m
11:15AM1.33m
00:00AM1.51m
12:34PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.86m
3:40PM0.82m
5:23AM0.85m
5:40PM0.79m
6:45AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:46
6:47
6:47
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
16
21
24
25
24
23
21
21
22
28
29
28
25
21
21
20
19
21
20
11
12
10
10
11
12
18
21
22
22
20
18
18
18
25
29
26
23
20
22
20
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
2005
1470
1042
775
669
387
381
284
179
409
439
389
291
209
219
188
94
126
162
268
224
180
145
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
17
0.5
SW
12
0.8
E
6
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
461
359
135
140
104
97
98
107
94
6
66
38
30
60
27
29
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.5
SW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
6
6
5
2
5
64
27
19
13
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
5
1.8
E
6
2.2
E
6
2.3
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
9
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
1.1
E
9
1
E
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
138
214
396
517
434
488
346
400
542
694
2
5
4
192
55
1
2
5
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
268
268
210
210
41
11
11
11
19
11
11
11
11
11
4
0
11
3
11
0
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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