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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
SSW
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212121212111212888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3937399934513065264023561643159116991699249617071622147114241132988843739711750652681891
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
25
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
1.46
1:36AM
1.49
2:00PM
1.62
2:17AM
1.61
2:35PM
1.76
2:50AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.66
7:54AM
0.57
8:21PM
0.51
8:28AM
0.45
8:52PM
0.40
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:11-------6:09
Sunset--6:08-------6:09-------6:10-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615161514131416161616161514141618181818181818
Feels °C (?)8881111109101191012141313121211111111121313
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) (fresh winds from the SW at Port Elizabeth Airport 9 km from Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth)). A 4.1m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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SW
Offshore
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