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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121211111112161615151414141413141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)835690589503350280224169152153153132201250461522501501419407313318342384
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
S
15
SSW
0
ESE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.42
6:59AM
1.39
8:00PM
1.30
8:12AM
1.25
10:27PM
1.27
11:07AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
0.83
1:21PM
0.81
1:50AM
0.97
2:47PM
0.92
5:07AM
1.01
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:35-------6:35--
Sunset6:02-------6:01-------6:00-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------11---------------1
Temp. °C232527262627272725242323232329302523242421202120
Feels °C (?)202326262526262624262323232127292424242418192121
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