Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks)

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Oct 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 18.8° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

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		Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	E	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	8	8	8	8	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	890	605	491	429	464	418	116	112	22	210	182	223	300	1139	1121	931	554	554	666	598	657	1073	2313	6985
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	S	S	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)				5:05AM 1.67				5:10PM 1.72				5:35AM 1.59				5:38PM 1.61				6:09AM 1.49				6:10PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)	10:54PM 0.39				10:59AM 0.50					11:22PM 0.47				11:28AM 0.61				11:52PM 0.56				12:03PM 0.73

		Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	3	3	5	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	17	16	16	15	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	16	17	17	17
Feels °C (?)	19	19	16	15	13	11	12	11	9	11	11	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	12

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) (light winds from the SW at Port Elizabeth Airport 9 km from Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth)). 2.6m 12s groundswell from the SSW which is too big for here.
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