Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 137 | 216 | 172 | 167 | 144 | 330 | 325 | 175 | 156 | 440 | 462 | 625 | 365 | 334 | 264 | 224 | 246 | 165 | 133 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.33m | 1:11AM1.34m | 1:38PM1.49m | 1:48AM1.48m | 2:08PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.82m | 7:25AM0.70m | 7:54PM0.67m | 7:55AM0.56m | 8:20PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 175 | 137 | 216 | 172 | 147 | 144 | 330 | 325 | 175 | 156 | 154 | 111 | 332 | 365 | 334 | 264 | 224 | 196 | 165 | 133 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 74 | 110 | 165 | 144 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 101 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 80 | 11 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 96 | 45 | 76 | 167 | — | — | — | 93 | 33 | 18 | 37 | 65 | 66 | 91 | 87 | 85 | — | 58 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 11 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | 12 | 116 | 109 | 105 | 40 | 74 | 149 | 440 | 462 | 625 | — | — | — | 1 | 246 | 23 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 288 | 233 | 41 | 139 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 242 | 210 | 211 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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