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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.9°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 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
12
2
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
2
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1461
1155
928
730
565
2456
3298
3302
2801
2329
2085
1605
1535
1490
1467
1442
1454
1474
1354
836
694
494
426
411
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
N
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
15
S
15
S
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM1.88m
3:07PM1.73m
3:17AM1.91m
3:36PM1.76m
3:45AM1.90m
4:05PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.36m
9:03PM0.40m
9:30AM0.34m
9:31PM0.38m
9:56AM0.33m
9:58PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
15
14
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
22
22
20
20
19
19
13
12
16
18
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
19
18
18
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
12
2
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
2
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
1461
1155
928
730
565
2456
3298
3302
2801
2329
2085
1605
1535
1490
1467
1442
1454
1474
1354
836
694
494
426
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1
S
14
1
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
193
167
165
289
269
325
226
130
95
38
23
24
16
7
7
7
7
7
7
368
287
376
320
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.7
S
19
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
17
17
16
7
350
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
7
7
136
109
72
38
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
6
6
13
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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