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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
3.5
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312121211101111121212111110101091212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5284514374429549807452697882961781100579343139623422916815124728752215002368
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
5
ESE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
20
S
0
WSW
15
NNW
30
NW
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
1.93
3:57AM
2.10
4:19PM
1.94
4:34AM
2.07
4:57PM
1.90
5:12AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.18
9:43PM
0.22
10:10AM
0.16
10:18PM
0.23
10:46AM
0.19
10:55PM
0.29
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C202020191616161619181818171715172222202018201616
Feels °C (?)1917191779911131114171413111319191720151497
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