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 05:01 AM and sunset is at 07:25 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
2:45PM1.75m
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
Low Tide
8:33AM0.63m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
SSW
13
2.1
S
14
2.3
S
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
3.5
E
9
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
2.2
ESE
6
1.6
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
S
15
SSE
5
NW
15
S
15
S
10
W
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ENE
35
E
40
E
25
ENE
30
E
40
E
30
WSW
35
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
WNW
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ENE
30
E
40
E
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
S
20
ESE
15
ENE
 mm 
1
1
max°C
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
21
20
21
21
22
25
25
27
23
22
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
22
23
21
22
21
20
21
21
20
Moonrise
3:19
4:02
4:52
5:48
6:48
7:50
8:53
9:55
10:57
12:00
1:05
2:14
Moonset
6:25
7:21
8:12
8:57
9:36
10:10
10:40
11:07
11:34
12:01
12:30
Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:05
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
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 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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