Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 323 | 403 | 403 | 341 | 334 | 300 | 300 | 258 | 182 | 145 | 117 | 115 | 129 | 201 | 486 | 603 | 870 | 653 | 902 | 649 | 1663 | 1850 | 1670 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.79m | 4:50PM1.87m | 5:07AM1.72m | 5:17PM1.76m | 5:35AM1.62m | 5:43PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.33m | 10:56PM0.35m | 11:01AM0.43m | 11:23PM0.44m | 11:29AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 195 | 323 | 403 | 403 | 341 | 334 | 300 | 300 | 258 | 182 | 145 | 117 | 106 | 74 | 90 | 486 | 603 | 870 | 653 | 902 | 649 | 1663 | 1850 | 1670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | SW 10 | E 6 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 74 | 76 | 38 | 17 | 115 | 25 | 201 | 82 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 427 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | E 10 | — | E 10 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | E 4 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 33 | — | 53 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 39 | 58 | 129 | 92 | 10 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 51 | 71 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 268 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 11 | 11 |
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