Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | E 9 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 384 | 462 | 570 | 661 | 570 | 570 | 533 | 541 | 452 | 415 | 331 | 349 | 405 | 691 | 463 | 476 | 924 | 397 | 740 | 1476 | 1867 | 1693 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.31m | 10:51PM1.30m | 11:55AM1.41m | 00:29AM1.41m | 1:00PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.82m | 4:33PM0.89m | 5:35AM0.80m | 6:36PM0.75m | 6:51AM0.66m | 7:30PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 101 | 84 | 82 | 96 | 127 | 164 | 316 | 449 | 361 | 284 | 273 | 326 | 405 | 476 | 463 | 476 | 441 | 397 | 307 | 225 | 183 | 1693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 191 | 389 | 452 | 415 | 331 | 15 | 261 | 186 | 202 | 253 | — | — | — | — | 368 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 117 | 50 | 53 | — | 14 | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | N 3 | WSW 3 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 286 | 384 | 462 | 570 | 661 | 570 | 570 | 533 | 541 | 432 | — | — | 349 | — | 691 | 4 | 2 | 924 | 252 | 740 | 1476 | 1867 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 250 | 583 | 268 | 268 | 242 | 210 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 250 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 104 | 210 | 359 | 678 | 212 | 212 | 4 |
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