Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 840 | 1060 | 617 | 390 | 353 | 299 | 294 | 399 | 309 | 268 | 217 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 215 | 211 | 500 | 525 | 1301 | 2843 | 2441 | 1688 | 1243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.26m | 11:00PM1.19m | 12:01PM1.37m | 00:22AM1.31m | 12:48PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.90m | 5:17PM0.99m | 5:22AM0.87m | 6:37PM0.85m | 6:29AM0.75m | 7:13PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 520 | 15 | 617 | 169 | 353 | 299 | 294 | 399 | 309 | 268 | 217 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 54 | 211 | 500 | 525 | 1301 | 48 | 37 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 28 | — | 410 | 390 | 82 | 57 | 38 | 29 | 68 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 36 | 21 | 48 | 88 | 97 | 64 | 58 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | SE 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 6 | — | 27 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 33 | — | — | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | — | WNW 3 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 840 | 1060 | 304 | 202 | 168 | 151 | 134 | 50 | — | — | — | 46 | 45 | 100 | 215 | 35 | — | 1 | — | 2843 | 2441 | 1688 | 1243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 212 | 249 | 212 | 212 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 250 | 19 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 212 | 665 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
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