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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 04 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
20.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
7
7
7
3
!
7
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1
E
0.7
SW
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1291188791011121415171616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1771501281139014315430850896518752899518850128363813081445241795867923911329330762544
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.82
5:07AM
1.89
5:22PM
1.75
5:32AM
1.79
5:49PM
1.65
5:58AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.32
10:51PM
0.36
11:12AM
0.38
11:17PM
0.44
11:39AM
0.47
11:44PM
0.56
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33
Sunset--6:07-------6:07-------6:06-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C202020201919191819191919181818171818181918171616
Feels °C (?)201818191818181718171716131211101111121212121214
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