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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 28 Dec 2025 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
19.5° 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 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 Dec)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (28 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
E
0.5
SW
0.9
E
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
3
E
3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2.4
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)10109106101094667778888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8965194594948485346205346378453474454388514940989746737645881498
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
45
ESE
45
E
40
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
40
E
45
E
45
E
35
E
35
E
25
ENE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.62
10:09PM
1.40
10:52AM
1.64
11:32PM
1.43
12:05PM
1.69
12:46AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
0.77
4:05AM
0.74
5:29PM
0.73
5:30AM
0.72
6:42PM
0.64
6:46AM
0.66
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise-------5:05-------5:07-------5:07
Sunset--7:30-------7:30-------7:30-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222212120202122222221212120212223222221212122
Feels °C (?)212120192020202119161717171918201818171918202225
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