Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 965 | 880 | 774 | 608 | 525 | 436 | 341 | 678 | 615 | 551 | 462 | 433 | 1551 | 1447 | 811 | 1821 | 1576 | 1571 | 1511 | 1271 | 1237 | 1174 | 1187 | 1047 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.45m | 2:20PM1.42m | 2:24AM1.53m | 2:58PM1.53m | 3:01AM1.60m | 3:31PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.63m | 8:19PM0.69m | 8:45AM0.52m | 8:57PM0.60m | 9:15AM0.43m | 9:31PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 965 | 880 | 774 | 608 | 525 | 436 | 341 | 678 | 615 | 551 | 462 | 433 | 1551 | 1447 | 811 | 1821 | 1576 | 1571 | 1511 | 1271 | 1237 | 1174 | 1187 | 1047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 76 | 63 | 254 | 326 | 306 | 275 | 13 | 25 | 34 | 188 | 254 | 20 | 22 | 759 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 256 | 258 | 220 | 198 | 111 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | 41 | 31 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 113 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 16 | — | — | 9 | 56 | 43 | — | 62 | 57 | 206 | 403 | 449 | 216 | 479 | 163 | — | 141 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 210 | 210 | 69 | 123 | 233 | 184 | 284 | 250 | 268 | 665 | 41 | 41 | 268 |
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