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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
2.2
SW
4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)11111110101091212121212121212141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)859485389272225184203325282129147641920186921722273244821391875172316501643161945456276
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
25
SSW
5
SW
25
NW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
2.07
4:57PM
1.90
5:12AM
1.98
5:38PM
1.80
5:54AM
1.84
6:24PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.23
10:46AM
0.19
10:55PM
0.29
11:24AM
0.28
11:35PM
0.41
12:04PM
0.41
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:41-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------5:50-------5:47-------5:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171715162123212018171616171717171614141417191818
Feels °C (?)141311111821171913878879121311111114121112
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