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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 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
23.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
1.2
SW
0.5
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1211111110106167101010141413131313131315151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224143121115895311213120155261856916171347131910579468166997101623195515051419
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.32
12:23AM
1.24
12:45PM
1.36
1:44AM
1.37
1:47PM
1.47
2:25AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
0.98
6:28AM
1.01
7:32PM
0.86
7:48AM
0.89
8:12PM
0.72
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:50
Sunset--7:14-------7:13-------7:12-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----1-12111111------1129
Temp. °C242424242321212122212120201919202020212120201918
Feels °C (?)252323232219201921201817191819212120192017141413
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