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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
7
7
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
SW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131391212129121188871010131415171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)357346264255226247185171128113908816926741790017232738512850698016823249395444
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
1.86
4:42AM
1.97
4:55PM
1.82
5:07AM
1.89
5:22PM
1.75
5:32AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
0.31
10:47AM
0.32
10:51PM
0.36
11:12AM
0.38
11:17PM
0.44
11:39AM
0.47
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--32--------------------
Temp. °C212019191919202020201919191819192019181818171818
Feels °C (?)19191820201920191819181818161716171613131291111
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