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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 5.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (07 May)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
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4
4
5
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
S
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7696
9565
9798
10576
10226
7197
6615
6708
6747
6303
6011
5383
4354
3412
2827
2354
2033
1715
1483
1228
1043
814
645
533
Wind (km/h)
55
SSW
50
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
E
15
E
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:56PM1.46m
6:55AM1.39m
7:59PM1.39m
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.61m
00:50AM0.80m
1:13PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
7
4
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
6
7
7
8
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
11
5.5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1744
1047
1092
9214
8483
7197
6615
6708
6747
6303
6011
5383
4354
3412
2827
2354
2033
1715
1483
1228
1043
814
645
533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
93
286
233
80
46
44
82
58
173
171
169
226
217
272
272
268
268
183
180
168
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
E
10
0.6
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
104
160
142
79
30
73
52
128
22
98
7
7
7
7
6
6
10
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
S
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
2
SSW
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
3
Energy kJ
7696
9565
9798
10576
10226
651
13
20
22
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
5
5
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
583
329
329
212
212
69
11
11
212
212
70
5
0
3
3
0
4
11
218
139
11
11
11
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
7
6
8
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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