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 07:25 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:45PM1.75m
3:14AM1.66m
3:18PM1.78m
3:48AM1.71m
3:50PM1.79m
4:21AM1.74m
4:22PM1.78m
4:55AM1.75m
4:56PM1.76m
5:29AM1.75m
5:31PM1.72m
6:06AM1.74m
6:09PM1.66m
6:47AM1.72m
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
Low Tide
9:03PM0.49m
9:08AM0.59m
9:34PM0.44m
9:42AM0.57m
10:04PM0.41m
10:16AM0.56m
10:35PM0.40m
10:50AM0.57m
11:08PM0.41m
11:26AM0.59m
11:41PM0.44m
12:05PM0.62m
00:17AM0.49m
12:48PM0.66m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
SSW
13
2.1
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
12
3
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
4
E
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
S
10
2
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
S
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
W
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ENE
35
E
40
E
25
ENE
30
E
45
E
15
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
10
SSW
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
25
E
45
E
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WNW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
WNW
20
SSW
 mm 
2
1
1
1
6
max°C
19
19
20
20
19
20
21
20
21
21
22
25
25
25
23
23
21
20
20
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
21
Moonrise
4:02
4:52
5:48
6:48
7:50
8:53
9:55
10:57
12:00
1:05
2:14
Moonset
6:25
7:21
8:12
8:57
9:36
10:10
10:40
11:07
11:34
12:01
12:30
1:03
Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:07
5:07
Sunset
7:25
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:29
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
Today's sea temperature in Port Elizabeth is
20.7° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.8 max: 23.8 min: 20.8°C)
Issued (local time): 1 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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