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 05:05 AM and sunset is at 07:30 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Tue morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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
5:46PM1.82m
Low Tide
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
11:50PM0.36m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1.5
ESE
5
2.2
ESE
6
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2
E
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
35
E
45
E
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
25
E
35
E
40
ESE
25
E
35
E
40
E
20
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
S
20
SW
35
W
15
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
 mm 
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
max°C
19
19
19
18
19
19
21
21
21
23
23
21
23
23
22
22
21
21
23
23
22
24
23
22
23
24
22
23
23
21
22
22
20
20
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
10:00
Moonset
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
7:30
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 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 22.1 max: 23.8 min: 21.0°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Friday 26 Dec 2025
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