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Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 5.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
7696 | 9565 | 9798 | 10576 | 10226 | 7197 | 6615 | 6708 | 6747 | 6303 | 6011 | 5383 | 4354 | 3412 | 2827 | 2354 | 2033 | 1715 | 1483 | 1228 | 1043 | 814 | 645 | 533 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.46m | 6:55AM1.39m | 7:59PM1.39m | 8:06AM1.29m | 9:27PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.61m | 00:50AM0.80m | 1:13PM0.71m | 1:57AM0.89m | 2:22PM0.79m | 3:47AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 1744 | 1047 | 1092 | 9214 | 8483 | 7197 | 6615 | 6708 | 6747 | 6303 | 6011 | 5383 | 4354 | 3412 | 2827 | 2354 | 2033 | 1715 | 1483 | 1228 | 1043 | 814 | 645 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 93 | 286 | 233 | 80 | 46 | 44 | 82 | 58 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 226 | 217 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 183 | 180 | 168 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 160 | 142 | 79 | 30 | 73 | 52 | 128 | 22 | 98 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 7696 | 9565 | 9798 | 10576 | 10226 | — | — | — | — | 651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 583 | 329 | 329 | 212 | 212 | 69 | 11 | 11 | 212 | 212 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 218 | 139 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 73 |
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