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 05:09 AM and sunset is at 07:27 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
3:46PM1.86m
4:16AM1.74m
4:31PM1.80m
5:00AM1.72m
5:15PM1.70m
5:47AM1.66m
6:00PM1.56m
6:35AM1.57m
6:47PM1.41m
7:28AM1.48m
7:41PM1.27m
8:28AM1.39m
8:47PM1.16m
9:39AM1.33m
10:12PM1.10m
10:53AM1.32m
11:37PM1.12m
11:58AM1.34m
00:40AM1.19m
12:50PM1.39m
1:28AM1.27m
1:34PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.10m
10:05PM0.00m
10:21AM0.12m
10:48PM0.05m
11:08AM0.18m
11:31PM0.13m
11:57AM0.29m
00:15AM0.23m
12:48PM0.41m
1:01AM0.35m
1:46PM0.52m
1:52AM0.47m
2:55PM0.61m
2:53AM0.57m
4:17PM0.64m
4:08AM0.63m
5:36PM0.62m
5:26AM0.64m
6:36PM0.55m
6:31AM0.61m
7:22PM0.47m
7:21AM0.55m
8:00PM0.40m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
9
1.6
SSW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.4
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
2
SW
10
2.2
ESE
6
1.9
SSW
9
2.5
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
9
4
SW
14
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
NE
15
SSE
15
ESE
0
NNW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
W
15
SW
15
NNE
15
WNW
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
W
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
 mm 
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
max°C
23
23
19
18
20
18
23
23
18
23
23
19
23
23
20
20
21
18
26
25
22
29
27
24
25
23
20
20
19
18
24
23
20
23
24
19
Moonrise
8:33
9:36
10:28
11:10
11:43
12:12
12:38
1:02
1:26
1:52
2:20
Moonset
5:02
6:07
7:19
8:33
9:43
10:49
11:51
12:50
1:47
2:44
3:41
4:40
Sunrise
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:09
Sunset
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:32
7:34
7:34
7:35
Today's sea temperature in Knysna is
20.1° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.1 max: 21.3 min: 18.7°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Friday 05 Dec 2025
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