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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 02 Mar 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)--
Afternoon (02 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (02 Mar)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
0
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121212111111111110121313121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22341783151911551026865745608477399336330234222297286300248359512560551569551
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
SSE
10
E
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
N
10
E
20
E
30
ESE
20
E
10
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
1.87
3:45AM
2.01
3:59PM
1.92
4:16AM
2.06
4:29PM
1.94
4:46AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
0.32
9:57AM
0.31
10:02PM
0.26
10:25AM
0.28
10:30PM
0.24
10:52AM
0.29
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset6:52-------6:51-------6:50-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171717202020191817171719212222222120202020
Feels °C (?)151817151513201817171615161617192022252119171717
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