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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
933
666
622
544
483
403
338
284
231
181
212
276
265
415
499
427
433
304
258
485
477
280
167
164
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
SW
20
S
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
25
SW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:05PM1.76m
4:13AM1.86m
4:33PM1.73m
4:41AM1.80m
5:04PM1.69m
5:08AM1.72m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.40m
10:22AM0.35m
10:27PM0.44m
10:50AM0.38m
10:57PM0.51m
11:19AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
18
17
19
23
24
22
24
22
19
19
20
21
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
18
18
17
18
16
17
19
21
20
21
18
16
17
19
20
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.3
E
8
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
933
666
622
544
483
403
338
284
231
181
167
276
265
415
499
427
433
304
258
485
12
280
167
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
E
5
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SW
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SW
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
301
297
292
264
220
172
163
110
87
73
21
127
96
104
68
94
18
120
12
13
12
11
110
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
E
5
0.6
SW
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
118
70
39
2
2
12
30
26
25
112
212
16
84
15
19
15
6
12
13
12
12
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
14
34
62
2
13
26
53
226
477
31
25
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
4
41
11
41
19
0
0
0
0
0
212
69
2
0
2
4
69
69
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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