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Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 126mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | |
597 | 554 | 487 | 199 | 202 | 126 | 285 | 1086 | 2336 | 1648 | 3155 | 6778 | 11467 | 7953 | 9272 | 15571 | 12590 | 10376 | 8808 | 7652 | 9199 | 8993 | 8516 | 5845 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:08AM1.72m | 5:36PM1.62m | 5:38AM1.62m | 6:12PM1.54m | 6:12AM1.51m | 6:56PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.44m | 11:29PM0.60m | 11:50AM0.52m | 00:04AM0.70m | 12:27PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 9 | — | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 10 | 5 | 414 | 167 | 164 | 126 | 285 | 550 | 12 | 1648 | 3155 | 6778 | 11467 | 7953 | — | — | — | 2568 | 4665 | 6389 | 7694 | 7740 | 6714 | 5845 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SW 12 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 114 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 826 | 997 | 53 | 66 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 2202 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 31 | — | 12 | 33 | 66 | 91 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | N 4 | — | N 5 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 597 | 554 | 487 | 199 | 202 | 29 | 244 | 1086 | 2336 | — | 9 | — | 42 | — | 9272 | 15571 | 12590 | 10376 | 8808 | 7652 | 9199 | 8993 | 8516 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 79 | 210 | 210 | 249 | 118 | 11 | 70 | 3 | 255 | 255 | 123 | 415 | 553 | 329 | 329 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 69 |
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