Knysna Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Knysna Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 05:11 AM and sunset is at 07:37 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:21PM1.60m
3:48AM1.54m
3:54PM1.62m
4:20AM1.57m
4:25PM1.63m
4:53AM1.59m
4:57PM1.61m
5:26AM1.59m
5:29PM1.57m
6:01AM1.58m
6:05PM1.51m
6:39AM1.56m
6:45PM1.44m
7:22AM1.53m
7:33PM1.34m
8:14AM1.49m
8:36PM1.25m
9:20AM1.45m
10:00PM1.20m
10:41AM1.45m
11:34PM1.22m
12:02PM1.49m
00:51AM1.32m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.36m
9:38PM0.22m
9:47AM0.32m
10:09PM0.19m
10:20AM0.31m
10:40PM0.18m
10:53AM0.32m
11:11PM0.18m
11:28AM0.34m
11:44PM0.20m
12:05PM0.37m
00:18AM0.25m
12:47PM0.42m
00:57AM0.31m
1:37PM0.46m
1:43AM0.39m
2:39PM0.51m
2:42AM0.47m
3:56PM0.52m
3:59AM0.53m
5:22PM0.48m
5:27AM0.53m
6:39PM0.39m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
12
3.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
5
NE
15
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
5
NW
15
S
15
SE
5
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SE
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
15
S
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
 mm 
2
1
1
max°C
22
22
18
23
23
19
26
26
21
27
28
23
24
25
21
20
20
19
21
22
19
22
22
19
24
24
19
24
23
20
24
24
19
25
23
20
Moonrise
4:12
5:03
5:59
6:59
8:01
9:03
10:05
11:07
12:10
1:16
2:24
3:37
Moonset
7:32
8:23
9:08
9:47
10:21
10:51
11:18
11:45
12:12
12:41
1:14
Sunrise
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
Sunset
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:38
7:39
7:39
7:40
7:40
7:40
7:40
Today's sea temperature in Knysna is
20.6° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.6 max: 22.4 min: 19.0°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Friday 19 Dec 2025
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