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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.8
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
347
476
488
380
343
257
224
224
214
167
195
167
169
140
136
109
112
150
153
181
378
1347
1673
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
E
25
ENE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
20
ENE
35
NE
15
N
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:19AM1.33m
10:30PM1.42m
11:15AM1.33m
00:00AM1.51m
12:34PM1.41m
00:58AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.82m
5:23AM0.85m
5:40PM0.79m
6:45AM0.72m
6:46PM0.69m
7:32AM0.59m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:47
6:47
6:48
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:39
8
Temp °C
20
24
24
25
22
21
20
21
27
29
27
20
22
21
19
20
21
21
21
20
18
17
15
15
17
21
21
22
20
19
17
18
25
28
24
15
22
21
18
20
20
20
20
19
12
9
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
289
284
179
488
380
343
257
224
224
214
93
195
167
169
140
136
109
112
150
153
181
149
116
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.1
S
17
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
373
173
137
135
97
97
106
125
6
90
64
30
60
27
29
25
25
24
21
21
14
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
6
5
5
2
5
20
27
19
13
13
12
12
11
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
1.1
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
Energy kJ
588
347
476
748
3
2
2
1
1
167
309
3
1
3
1
2
2
3
5
68
378
1347
1673
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
41
11
11
11
4
4
11
5
11
11
4
0
11
41
3
0
0
0
0
212
70
0
259
380
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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