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Lat Long: 34.00° S 25.69° E

Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.6° 

Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
SE
5
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
219
204
145
137
106
79
72
76
50
42
37
55
98
90
75
116
224
171
141
161
161
150
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
E
10
E
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
W
40
SE
30
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:47AM1.82m
2:59PM2.02m
3:20AM1.88m
3:33PM2.06m
3:55AM1.90m
4:08PM2.05m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.29m
9:14PM0.20m
9:19AM0.24m
9:47PM0.17m
9:53AM0.24m
10:21PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:24
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6:38
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1
2
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Temp °C
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
17
20
19
18
18
18
16
18
19
18
18
16
10
13
15
14
13
14
15
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