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 06:50 AM and sunset is at 05:50 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 13–16 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Fri
4
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Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
Wave Height Map
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High Tide
8:00AM1.28m
8:40PM1.33m
9:23AM1.17m
10:26PM1.24m
12:01PM1.17m
00:29AM1.27m
1:26PM1.30m
1:33AM1.37m
2:08PM1.45m
2:13AM1.49m
2:40PM1.59m
2:45AM1.61m
3:08PM1.71m
3:15AM1.70m
3:35PM1.82m
3:44AM1.78m
4:03PM1.90m
4:12AM1.83m
4:30PM1.94m
4:42AM1.85m
4:59PM1.95m
5:12AM1.82m
5:31PM1.92m
5:44AM1.75m
6:04PM1.85m
6:20AM1.65m
6:42PM1.73m
7:01AM1.51m
7:29PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.76m
2:50AM0.87m
3:01PM0.91m
5:32AM0.90m
6:18PM0.93m
7:15AM0.79m
7:37PM0.81m
7:57AM0.66m
8:16PM0.69m
8:27AM0.53m
8:46PM0.56m
8:55AM0.42m
9:14PM0.44m
9:22AM0.32m
9:41PM0.35m
9:49AM0.24m
10:08PM0.28m
10:16AM0.20m
10:37PM0.24m
10:44AM0.19m
11:06PM0.24m
11:13AM0.22m
11:38PM0.29m
11:44AM0.29m
00:12AM0.37m
12:17PM0.40m
00:51AM0.50m
12:57PM0.55m
1:40AM0.65m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
2.1
S
12
2
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.9
S
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
S
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
10
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
4.5
S
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
13
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km/h
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
E
10
NE
45
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
N
15
WSW
25
SW
15
W
10
NNE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
N
20
NNW
15
SW
5
NW
10
NW
5
SE
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
WNW
20
NNE
5
SE
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
5
SW
20
ENE
25
E
 mm
max °C
15
16
15
15
16
15
17
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
18
18
16
19
23
27
33
34
25
32
25
21
17
16
15
15
16
17
20
22
18
17
17
16
18
27
19
16
16
15
15
17
Moonrise
10:55
11:38
12:26
1:20
2:18
3:19
4:20
5:21
6:22
7:24
8:26
9:31
10:39
11:49
12:59
Moonset
1:00
1:59
2:54
3:45
4:30
5:10
5:45
6:15
6:43
7:09
7:36
8:03
8:33
9:08
9:50
10:41
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:37
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:59
5:59
6:00
6:00
Today's sea temperature in Port Elizabeth is
16.4° C
(Statistics for 20 Aug 1981-2005 – mean: 19.1 max: 20.6 min: 17.8°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Thursday 20 Aug 2026
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