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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 3AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
!
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4
4
4
5
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
S
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11038
11267
9446
7037
6458
6202
6599
6011
5872
5173
4421
3717
3094
2393
2171
1869
1483
1134
940
800
606
467
361
234
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
NW
10
N
10
E
15
ESE
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM1.46m
6:55AM1.39m
7:59PM1.39m
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.80m
1:13PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
3
4
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
18
17
18
17
18
18
18
19
20
8
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
13
16
14
14
14
14
12
12
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
9563
8652
7874
7037
6458
6202
6599
6011
5872
5173
4421
3717
3094
2393
2171
1869
1483
1134
940
800
606
467
361
234
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
1.3
ESE
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.7
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
42
470
286
233
80
46
44
98
42
173
171
201
226
217
272
272
268
268
183
180
170
120
118
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
142
160
32
79
82
73
130
128
33
69
17
16
7
6
7
6
11
12
19
118
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
S
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
10
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
NW
4
1.1
W
4
Energy kJ
11038
11267
9446
926
13
26
24
14
9
22
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
6
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
Distance (km)
329
212
69
69
11
69
212
212
69
3
0
3
3
0
4
11
250
139
11
11
11
139
233
385
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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