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 07:29 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tue
6
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
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
00:46AM1.51m
1:09PM1.77m
1:46AM1.62m
2:06PM1.84m
2:41AM1.74m
2:56PM1.91m
3:29AM1.84m
3:42PM1.94m
4:13AM1.92m
4:25PM1.94m
4:55AM1.95m
5:07PM1.90m
5:36AM1.94m
Low Tide
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
6:42PM0.64m
6:46AM0.66m
7:41PM0.53m
7:50AM0.58m
8:32PM0.43m
8:44AM0.50m
9:17PM0.35m
9:32AM0.43m
9:58PM0.29m
10:17AM0.40m
10:37PM0.28m
10:59AM0.40m
11:14PM0.30m
11:39AM0.44m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.4
ESE
5
1.9
ESE
6
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.4
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
7
2.1
SW
8
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
E
35
ESE
40
E
30
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
40
E
20
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
 mm 
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
33
10
11
2
max°C
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
21
22
21
23
23
21
23
23
22
21
20
21
22
23
22
23
23
22
23
23
22
23
24
22
18
17
17
19
19
Moonrise
10:57
12:00
1:05
2:14
3:26
4:41
5:56
7:04
8:02
8:50
9:28
Moonset
11:07
11:34
12:01
12:30
1:03
1:43
2:32
3:31
4:40
5:54
7:08
8:19
Sunrise
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:13
Sunset
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
Today's sea temperature in Port Elizabeth is
20.5° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 22.1 max: 23.8 min: 21.0°C)
Issued (local time): 7 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025
Forecast update inUpdates in  hr  min  sUpdate imminent
Nearest locationNearest