Port Elizabeth Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Port Elizabeth 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 — and sunset is at 07:25 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
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PM
night
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PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:14AM1.66m
3:18PM1.78m
3:48AM1.71m
3:50PM1.79m
4:21AM1.74m
4:22PM1.78m
4:55AM1.75m
4:56PM1.76m
5:29AM1.75m
5:31PM1.72m
6:06AM1.74m
6:09PM1.66m
6:47AM1.72m
6:53PM1.59m
7:33AM1.68m
7:45PM1.51m
8:29AM1.64m
8:50PM1.44m
9:37AM1.62m
10:09PM1.40m
10:52AM1.64m
11:32PM1.43m
12:05PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.49m
9:08AM0.59m
9:34PM0.44m
9:42AM0.57m
10:04PM0.41m
10:16AM0.56m
10:35PM0.40m
10:50AM0.57m
11:08PM0.41m
11:26AM0.59m
11:41PM0.44m
12:05PM0.62m
00:17AM0.49m
12:48PM0.66m
00:58AM0.55m
1:40PM0.71m
1:47AM0.62m
2:43PM0.76m
2:48AM0.69m
4:03PM0.77m
4:05AM0.74m
5:29PM0.73m
5:30AM0.72m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.7
SSW
13
2.2
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3.5
E
9
2.3
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
S
10
2.3
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
9
1.3
S
9
1.9
S
10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
NW
10
S
15
SSW
10
W
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
35
E
40
E
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
10
ENE
35
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
20
E
30
E
20
ENE
30
E
40
E
45
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
15
S
10
NE
25
E
35
E
 mm 
1
3
7
max°C
19
19
20
19
20
21
20
21
22
22
25
25
25
24
23
21
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
23
23
21
22
21
20
20
20
19
21
22
Moonrise
4:02
4:52
5:48
6:48
7:50
8:53
9:55
10:57
12:00
1:05
2:14
3:26
Moonset
7:21
8:12
8:57
9:36
10:10
10:40
11:07
11:34
12:01
12:30
1:03
Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:07
5:07
Sunset
7:25
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:29
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
Today's sea temperature in Port Elizabeth is
20.7° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.8 max: 23.8 min: 20.8°C)
Issued (local time): 7 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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