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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)20s
Evening (20 Nov)8ft (2.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)191716161615141414141313131212121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3999365836643341294427212445213721071781151214301468150714591392135511641107785850741490615
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
NW
10
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
10
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
1.86
3:54AM
1.73
3:59PM
1.83
4:25AM
1.72
4:28PM
1.78
4:57AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.37
9:47AM
0.48
10:11PM
0.38
10:17AM
0.52
10:40PM
0.41
10:49AM
0.57
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----5:01-------5:01-------5:01--
Sunset7:02-------7:02-------7:04-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181819191919191919202020202019191920202020
Feels °C (?)171816151515141615171819202119181715171721171818
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