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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 2.5°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: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616151414131313121212121212111111111111171614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137317741298119110617565774914843713532992692431921601791541211211284659261191
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
1.45
11:19PM
1.26
11:57AM
1.45
12:48AM
1.32
1:05PM
1.50
1:50AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.92
5:07AM
0.92
6:47PM
0.86
6:43AM
0.90
7:43PM
0.77
7:46AM
0.82
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:18-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--7:31-------7:30-------7:30-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222322222121212122222222222120212222222221202121
Feels °C (?)192120232121222123222123232323222121212420171918
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