Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 464 | 426 | 314 | 314 | 292 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 265 | 267 | 229 | 242 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 192 | 162 | 296 | 830 | 272 | 172 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.78m | 4:03PM1.90m | 4:12AM1.83m | 4:30PM1.94m | 4:42AM1.85m | 4:59PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.28m | 10:16AM0.20m | 10:37PM0.24m | 10:44AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 502 | 464 | 426 | 314 | 314 | 273 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 257 | 267 | 229 | 242 | 203 | 203 | 199 | 192 | 146 | 106 | 278 | 272 | 172 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 469 | 393 | 308 | 292 | 242 | 292 | 234 | 249 | 257 | 265 | 213 | 167 | 128 | 126 | 48 | 36 | 32 | 162 | 91 | 72 | 69 | 85 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 112 | 112 | 215 | 165 | 22 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 93 | 66 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 114 | 58 | 45 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1041 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 43 | 59 | 65 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 296 | 830 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 104 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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