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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
5
!
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)91212121212131212121414141413131313131313131415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20332528257821491920211722672310264322221977172316741510161920673172339531985635761239824762
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
25
NW
40
WSW
45
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.90
5:12AM
1.98
5:38PM
1.80
5:54AM
1.84
6:24PM
1.68
6:41AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.29
11:24AM
0.28
11:35PM
0.41
12:04PM
0.41
12:19AM
0.56
12:50PM
0.56
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212119171616171817171614141418191817171716171717
Feels °C (?)181914978889111311111115131199109989
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