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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 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 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212121211111111151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34232337333626941434633531418730830329826013397965772107233210201222
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
1.22
12:14AM
1.38
12:35PM
1.34
1:04AM
1.54
1:22PM
1.49
1:41AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.89
6:47AM
0.87
6:45PM
0.76
7:27AM
0.70
7:27PM
0.61
7:59AM
0.53
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:57-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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