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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (02 Dec)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212121210109109101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8548541026917949794768711607243235262282356340432450452392333284282282237
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
E
40
E
45
E
40
ENE
25
ENE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
1.90
2:00AM
1.73
2:16PM
1.98
2:45AM
1.82
3:00PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
0.51
7:56PM
0.38
8:00AM
0.42
8:38PM
0.29
8:45AM
0.36
9:19PM
0.24
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise4:58-------4:58-------4:58-------
Sunset----7:14-------7:14-------7:15---
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--11----------------
Temp. °C181919191919181717181818181817171616191919201919
Feels °C (?)151516171717181516161515151615151312151312151720
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