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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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 2PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (06 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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0
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0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
9
3
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
6
SSE
12
6.5
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1000
2432
6100
6950
5934
6560
6560
9715
12975
10639
9264
8283
8660
6318
6275
5567
5523
5354
5385
5821
5418
4980
4536
4142
Wind (km/h)
40
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
E
5
WNW
0
S
20
WSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:38AM1.62m
6:12PM1.54m
6:12AM1.51m
6:56PM1.46m
6:55AM1.39m
7:59PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.52m
00:04AM0.70m
12:27PM0.61m
00:50AM0.80m
1:13PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
13
3
1
7
6
4
8
9
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
15
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
9
9
8
12
14
14
10
5
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
9
3
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4.5
SSE
12
0.1
SW
19
3.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
5
SSE
12
0.1
SE
22
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
1000
2432
6100
6950
5934
6560
6560
3588
5683
14
3233
4800
6820
19
6275
5567
5523
5354
5385
5821
5418
4980
4536
4142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.9
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
2.5
ESE
13
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SE
22
1.1
E
11
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
915
575
66
66
5
21
142
2117
93
18
281
54
15
46
67
82
58
175
226
255
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SE
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
35
90
91
91
36
14
14
84
38
82
53
80
30
73
124
30
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
SSE
12
6.5
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
0.3
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
9715
12975
10639
9264
8283
8660
6318
23
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
6
4
5
5
4
4
5
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
104
4
69
123
3
3
4
233
395
329
583
632
212
212
69
69
69
4
11
212
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
6
5
6
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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