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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (21 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
410
221
186
150
121
100
100
83
67
108
183
302
201
217
191
186
236
175
156
151
215
206
121
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24PM1.61m
7:42AM1.47m
8:33PM1.53m
8:58AM1.36m
9:52PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.50m
1:27AM0.68m
1:48PM0.62m
2:50AM0.77m
3:05PM0.71m
4:32AM0.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
23
26
23
19
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
20
23
22
16
16
14
14
14
15
12
12
14
13
13
14
14
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
SW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
355
294
221
186
150
121
100
100
83
67
54
40
94
201
217
191
186
236
50
156
151
215
206
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SW
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
97
92
99
66
52
52
58
56
52
52
50
50
28
29
69
89
87
58
175
21
28
27
26
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
13
12
27
25
40
58
37
37
36
52
49
90
132
46
19
16
16
34
58
57
57
56
36
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
410
1
6
18
24
34
108
183
302
59
56
54
77
67
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
11
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
2
5
210
69
3
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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