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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 Aug 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)10999999999910101010161615151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)490524558593609433389349341427472553484454455555786801677621586584480376
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
15
NW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
1.40
11:42AM
1.27
12:22AM
1.42
1:14PM
1.39
1:36AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.78
5:29AM
0.78
6:00PM
0.80
7:09AM
0.68
7:31PM
0.69
8:05AM
0.55
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:50--
Sunset5:47-------5:49-------5:49-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818181817212119171716161517171717161515151720
Feels °C (?)141616161816211716151513121112121213141314121316
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) (light winds from the E at Port Elizabeth Airport 9 km from Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth)). 1.4m 4s local chop from the E with a 1.1m 9s swell from the ESE and a 0.6m 15s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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11 km/h
E
Cross-On
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