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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111112131515141414141488889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)359347289285252243243243337290361469116319201663139912411189106098213291187986773
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
55
E
55
E
50
ENE
20
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
2.03
5:49PM
1.84
6:08AM
1.91
6:29PM
1.70
6:49AM
1.73
7:17PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.29
11:47PM
0.36
12:16PM
0.42
12:24AM
0.51
12:58PM
0.58
1:10AM
0.69
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:20-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181820202020202020212221212120202121232222222221
Feels °C (?)181820191920181718202119171716151616191415162122
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