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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 157mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, severe gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
3.5
SE
11
6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
282
231
181
212
276
265
415
506
613
413
304
263
749
278
392
177
142
169
336
512
836
2553
7689
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
35
ESE
25
ESE
75
SE
75
SE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:33PM1.73m
4:41AM1.80m
5:04PM1.69m
5:08AM1.72m
5:36PM1.62m
5:38AM1.62m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.35m
10:27PM0.44m
10:50AM0.38m
10:57PM0.51m
11:19AM0.44m
11:29PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:31
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
12
25
22
48
24
Temp °C
19
23
23
23
25
23
19
19
20
21
21
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
21
21
19
17
18
19
19
21
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.3
E
8
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
338
282
231
181
164
276
265
415
506
613
413
304
263
11
121
392
177
128
169
336
512
836
12
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.7
E
5
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.2
SSE
11
1
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
163
110
87
90
21
127
96
98
12
17
18
84
65
12
278
11
130
142
126
5
2
12
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
E
5
0.6
SW
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
30
26
25
112
212
17
84
18
31
6
6
11
10
12
5
5
11
5
10
10
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.7
E
3
0.8
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.7
S
4
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSE
4
1
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
3.5
SE
11
6
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
11
26
64
1
1
17
49
106
749
8
35
78
2553
7689
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
9
Distance (km)
19
11
41
11
0
0
0
0
0
79
0
2
69
2
0
0
0
70
70
70
210
69
120
260
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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