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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (06 May)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
1
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
3.5
ESE
8
2
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
6
SE
12
7
SSE
13
7.5
SSE
13
6.5
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
289
625
1451
915
2988
7059
6070
6300
9580
16086
18133
13147
9761
9510
8808
7875
9357
6850
6100
5432
5096
5248
5862
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
65
SE
25
NE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
N
15
S
60
SSE
70
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:36PM1.62m
5:38AM1.62m
6:12PM1.54m
6:12AM1.51m
6:56PM1.46m
6:55AM1.39m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.60m
11:50AM0.52m
00:04AM0.70m
12:27PM0.61m
00:50AM0.80m
1:13PM0.71m
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
6
9
12
17
3
2
2
1
5
12
6
1
1
5
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
18
18
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
13
12
11
8
14
12
13
14
13
6
5
13
11
7
7
8
8
10
10
9
9
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
1
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
S
11
2.5
E
8
3.5
SSE
11
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
4.5
SE
12
3
ESE
12
4.5
SE
12
0.4
SW
16
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
139
289
625
804
857
2988
7059
6070
6300
104
169
5725
2426
5219
67
7420
6850
6100
5432
5096
5248
5862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
2
S
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
126
5
6
12
915
90
51
25
64
37
93
41
104
84
162
70
84
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSE
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
10
6
31
31
35
41
66
14
35
38
36
53
81
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
1.3
SE
5
2.1
ESE
6
3.5
ESE
8
2.4
E
9
6
SE
12
7
SSE
13
7.5
SSE
13
6.5
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
0.3
SW
12
2.3
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
8
71
335
1451
921
9580
16086
18133
13147
9761
9510
8808
7875
9357
23
848
702
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
7
5
5
6
5
4
5
4
Distance (km)
69
212
210
329
139
132
233
3
233
233
233
233
260
329
583
329
396
70
212
69
69
11
69
212
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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