Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 11PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
939 | 823 | 673 | 499 | 650 | 353 | 372 | 291 | 256 | 260 | 252 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 129 | 163 | 123 | 123 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.96m | 4:32AM1.87m | 4:55PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.84m | 5:29PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.23m | 10:37AM0.16m | 11:02PM0.23m | 11:09AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 |
939 | 823 | 569 | 477 | 382 | 339 | 291 | 253 | 219 | 256 | 252 | 181 | 152 | 156 | 129 | 125 | 97 | 123 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 7 |
7 | 7 | 673 | 499 | 397 | 353 | 372 | 291 | 256 | 2 | 188 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 163 | 123 | 61 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 |
— | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 121 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 |
549 | 615 | 669 | — | 650 | — | — | — | — | 260 | 437 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 22 | — | — | 71 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 210 | 210 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 139 | 184 | 11 |
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