The Tide Board · Eastern Cape

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Tides, waves, sea temperature and weather, as at 00:02 SAST on Sat, 17 Oct.

Sea16,8 °Csatellite
Waves1,3 m12,7 s, from SSW
Wind42 km/hfrom WSW, 250°
Air18 °CFair
Next low00:270,63 m, falling now
Sun05:33 · 18:32rise and set; moon 34% lit

Tides

0,51,01,5Sat, 17 OctSun, 18 OctMon, 19 Octnow00:2706:3812:3518:5201:1107:3813:4720:1702:4610:2217:2423:07
Sat, 17 Oct
  • Low 00:270,63 m
  • High 06:381,34 m
  • Low 12:350,81 m
  • High 18:521,30 m
Sun, 18 Oct
  • Low 01:110,77 m
  • High 07:381,22 m
  • Low 13:470,94 m
  • High 20:171,17 m
Mon, 19 Oct
  • Low 02:460,89 m
  • High 10:221,19 m
  • Low 17:240,94 m
  • High 23:071,17 m

Predicted for the Port Elizabeth gauge, in metres above chart datum (LAT). Astronomical tide only: wind and pressure can add or take away 20 to 30 cm.

Waves

Height1,3 msignificant wave height
Period12,7 s0,079 Hz, about 5 waves a minute
DirectionSSWfrom 211°

Swell 1,1 m at 12,7 s from SW.

0,01,02,03,0Sat, 17 OctSun, 18 OctMon, 19 OctTue, 20 OctWed, 21 OctThu, 22 Octnow

Solid line: total sea, in metres. Dashed line: the swell on its own.

DayHighestPeriodFrom
Sat, 17 Oct1,8 m13,2 sSSW 210°
Sun, 18 Oct2,6 m12,0 sSSW 209°
Mon, 19 Oct3,0 m9,1 sSSW 200°
Tue, 20 Oct2,2 m9,0 sS 171°
Wed, 21 Oct2,6 m12,5 sSSW 209°
Thu, 22 Oct2,3 m12,3 sSSW 211°
So far
0,51,01,52,02,53,03,525 Sept26 Sept27 Sept28 Sept29 Sept30 Sept01 Oct02 Oct03 Oct04 Oct05 Oct06 Oct07 Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Octnow

Significant wave height from the same model, as it stood each hour. Metres.

NOAA WaveWatch III at 0,5°: the nearest open-sea model cell, 13 km offshore. Height is significant wave height, the average of the highest third. Period is the peak period, and frequency is one over the period.

Weather

Sat, 17 OctFairHigh 21°, low 18°Wind up to 45 km/h · rain 1,5 mm
Sun, 18 OctCloudyHigh 19°, low 17°Wind up to 50 km/h · rain 13,4 mm
Mon, 19 OctHeavy rainHigh 17°, low 13°Wind up to 47 km/h · rain 31,3 mm

Sea temperature

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Line: OCIMS model at the surface, dashed ahead of now. Rings: NOAA satellite. Degrees Celsius.

–OCIMS model, CapeRecife point, 9,7 km awaynot available right now
16,8 °CNOAA CoralTemp satelliteFor 15 October. Satellite values run about two days behind.

The sources measure different things in different places and can differ by up to 2 °C, so the page shows the spread rather than picking one.

Sun and moon

DaySunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonset
Sat, 17 Oct05:3318:3209:5600:17
Sun, 18 Oct05:3218:3310:5401:01
Mon, 19 Oct05:3118:3411:5301:39
Tue, 20 Oct05:3018:3512:5302:12

Waxing crescent, 34% lit. Full moon Mon, 26 Oct at 06:12. New moon Mon, 09 Nov at 09:02.

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Sources
  • Tide predictions computed from TICON-4 harmonic constants for Port Elizabeth (CC BY 4.0).
  • Weather: data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
  • Wave model: NOAA/NCEP WaveWatch III, served by PacIOOS (University of Hawaii).
  • Satellite sea temperature: NOAA Coral Reef Watch CoralTemp.
  • Sea temperature model and forecast: National OCIMS Fisheries and Aquaculture Decision Support Tool (DFFE/CSIR), used with permission.

Predictions are guidance, not for navigation. South Africa's official tide tables are the SA Navy Hydrographic Office's.