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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 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
19.5° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
E
1
SW
1.4
SW
3
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)10111211118111287910121212111112131312111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206204200308170120133117738831617781080936743382320545454378242249249270
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
30
SW
5
NE
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
offglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
1.35
12:35AM
1.46
1:06PM
1.47
1:33AM
1.63
1:56PM
1.60
2:14AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.83
7:12AM
0.77
7:27PM
0.68
8:00AM
0.60
8:07PM
0.55
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--6:19-------6:17-------6:16-----
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--112322-----------------
Temp. °C252519212019181919191818171717171819191818171717
Feels °C (?)242516242118161616151416151516161616171817161717
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