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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
SW
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SW
0.6
E
0.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)13121212887889777107889101010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18721610147246432733724226726916214110510096818491120709642568113981553
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
1.53
2:36PM
1.65
3:10AM
1.64
3:12PM
1.73
3:42AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.66
8:30AM
0.74
8:56PM
0.56
9:07AM
0.65
9:27PM
0.46
9:40AM
0.57
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----1------------------
Temp. °C202019191919202020202019191920212221202019202120
Feels °C (?)161515151516171717171818202019192018171613141312
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