Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s 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 (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 485 | 692 | 894 | 688 | 519 | 522 | 539 | 961 | 2664 | 1823 | 2954 | 2875 | 2579 | 4412 | 3288 | 2994 | 2104 | 1714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.40m | 10:42AM1.20m | 11:25PM1.36m | 12:19PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.75m | 4:33AM0.83m | 4:28PM0.83m | 6:16AM0.81m | 6:17PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 566 | 485 | 692 | 894 | 688 | 519 | 522 | 539 | 110 | 91 | 67 | 1406 | 1415 | 2579 | 4412 | 3288 | 2994 | 2104 | 1714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 286 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 112 | 15 | 6 | 86 | 507 | 1454 | 572 | 61 | 101 | 57 | 147 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | ESE 12 | S 14 | ENE 7 | SW 6 | E 8 | E 9 | S 24 | SSW 22 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 107 | 222 | 192 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 6 | 67 | 65 | 50 | — | 48 | — | 53 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 38 | 37 | 72 | 45 | — | — | 1 | 961 | 2664 | 1823 | 2954 | 2875 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 259 | 212 | 212 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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