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 — and sunset is at 07:34 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:50PM1.39m
1:28AM1.27m
1:34PM1.45m
2:07AM1.36m
2:12PM1.51m
2:42AM1.43m
2:48PM1.56m
3:15AM1.50m
3:21PM1.60m
3:48AM1.54m
3:54PM1.62m
4:20AM1.57m
4:25PM1.63m
4:53AM1.59m
4:57PM1.61m
5:26AM1.59m
5:29PM1.57m
6:01AM1.58m
6:05PM1.51m
6:39AM1.56m
6:45PM1.44m
7:22AM1.53m
7:33PM1.34m
8:14AM1.49m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.47m
7:21AM0.55m
8:00PM0.40m
8:03AM0.48m
8:34PM0.33m
8:39AM0.41m
9:06PM0.27m
9:14AM0.36m
9:38PM0.22m
9:47AM0.32m
10:09PM0.19m
10:20AM0.31m
10:40PM0.18m
10:53AM0.32m
11:11PM0.18m
11:28AM0.34m
11:44PM0.20m
12:05PM0.37m
00:18AM0.25m
12:47PM0.42m
00:57AM0.31m
1:37PM0.46m
1:43AM0.39m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2
SSW
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
2.4
SE
6
3.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.6
SE
10
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
S
9
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
SE
5
NNE
10
S
10
SSW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
NNE
15
S
15
SE
5
N
15
S
10
SSE
5
NE
15
SE
15
SE
5
NE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
25
ESE
35
E
10
ENE
20
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
ESE
5
ENE
10
S
 mm 
3
1
1
3
5
4
5
max°C
23
18
24
23
20
18
18
17
21
22
17
22
22
18
24
24
19
24
25
20
26
27
22
27
23
21
21
21
20
21
22
18
23
23
18
23
Moonrise
2:20
2:52
3:29
4:12
5:03
5:59
6:59
8:01
9:03
10:05
11:07
12:10
Moonset
3:41
4:40
5:38
6:36
7:32
8:23
9:08
9:47
10:21
10:51
11:18
11:45
Sunrise
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:15
5:16
Sunset
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:38
7:39
7:39
Today's sea temperature in Knysna is
20.3° C
(Statistics for 15 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.6 max: 22.2 min: 19.0°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025
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