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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
2.2
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
209
175
138
107
107
140
140
108
105
86
113
119
153
186
720
1319
1089
1150
1425
1453
1718
1987
4157
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
ESE
0
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
55
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:15AM1.33m
00:00AM1.51m
12:34PM1.41m
00:58AM1.63m
1:25PM1.52m
1:41AM1.75m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.85m
5:40PM0.79m
6:45AM0.72m
6:46PM0.69m
7:32AM0.59m
7:30PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:43
5:42
5:39
5:38
3
Temp °C
20
21
29
31
31
23
21
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
25
28
28
24
20
17
18
18
19
18
18
15
11
8
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
245
209
175
138
107
107
140
140
108
105
86
113
119
153
186
149
116
89
66
47
50
35
35
2285
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
97
98
106
125
93
90
64
30
29
28
29
25
48
11
21
21
15
14
3
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
2
5
20
27
27
25
13
12
12
16
16
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SW
10
1.5
SW
6
2.2
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
4
5
1
1
9
7
6
8
9
3
133
143
720
1319
1089
1150
1425
1453
1718
1987
4157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
8
Distance (km)
11
11
4
0
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
0
4
213
424
633
763
733
1029
668
328
213
250
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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