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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
E
1.5
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)812121212111110101212121212121277111111111213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6669958309521059934757573407477433426359274265260254236204200197393658526
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
1.98
4:56AM
2.11
5:14PM
1.94
5:31AM
2.03
5:49PM
1.84
6:08AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.20
11:06AM
0.21
11:13PM
0.25
11:39AM
0.29
11:47PM
0.36
12:16PM
0.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset6:29-------6:27-------6:25-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C202019191818191920202120191921222321202021202121
Feels °C (?)141717171617181820182019192021212419161620182020
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