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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
3.5
WSW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141413131312121211111011111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15471292110289978577462156152845137635362499713595382697639496368328304234208
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
15
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
1.87
3:22AM
2.07
3:43PM
1.93
3:57AM
2.10
4:19PM
1.94
4:34AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.26
9:08PM
0.26
9:36AM
0.18
9:43PM
0.22
10:10AM
0.16
10:18PM
0.23
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------5-------------
Temp. °C192122222123202020191918181716171818181817171517
Feels °C (?)2021222223242119181615151299111411141715141113
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