Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 834 | 861 | 735 | 713 | 613 | 522 | 420 | 393 | 760 | 322 | 313 | 392 | 420 | 763 | 773 | 763 | 899 | 886 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.78m | 2:47AM1.73m | 3:02PM1.90m | 3:16AM1.83m | 3:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.39m | 8:50AM0.32m | 9:13PM0.28m | 9:18AM0.24m | 9:41PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 773 | 834 | 861 | 735 | 713 | 613 | 522 | 420 | 393 | 72 | 322 | 313 | 392 | 420 | 763 | 773 | 763 | 899 | 886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 156 | 106 | 86 | 45 | 153 | 162 | 117 | 113 | 88 | 5 | 56 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 7 | SW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 25 | 5 | 5 | — | 62 | 13 | 127 | 181 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | E 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 304 | 160 | 203 | — | — | 157 | — | 14 | 760 | 104 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 210 | 210 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 210 | 210 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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