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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.9
SW
8
2.4
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
286
209
175
138
156
129
165
169
140
113
109
116
153
157
170
402
973
1639
1717
1744
1938
2292
2375
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
WNW
20
E
10
ENE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM1.33m
00:00AM1.51m
12:34PM1.41m
00:58AM1.63m
1:25PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.85m
5:40PM0.79m
6:45AM0.72m
6:46PM0.69m
7:32AM0.59m
7:30PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:47
6:48
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5:43
5:42
5:39
10
2
Temp °C
22
21
20
29
30
27
22
21
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
20
18
17
26
28
24
22
21
19
18
18
20
17
17
16
12
7
7
4
5
5
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
326
286
209
175
138
107
129
165
169
140
113
109
116
153
157
170
146
116
89
66
46
51
36
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
137
97
98
106
125
93
90
64
30
60
28
29
25
25
11
21
21
20
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
5
20
27
19
25
13
12
12
16
16
15
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
1.1
E
8
0.8
E
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SW
10
1.2
SW
5
1.9
SW
8
2.4
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
2
156
25
3
3
2
4
4
2
61
62
402
973
1639
1717
1744
1938
2292
2375
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
4
11
11
4
0
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
79
4
2
233
385
580
712
733
733
657
401
395
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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