Port Elizabeth Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Port Elizabeth is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Port Elizabeth and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Port Elizabeth right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 16th April 2024.

27.16° C

(80.89° F)

  • yesterday: 27.19° C (80.94° F)
  • a week ago: 28.55° C (83.39° F)

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

The average sea temperature for Port Elizabeth on April 16th over the last 10 years is 27.38° C (81.29° F), with a low temperature of 26.92° C (80.46° F) and a high of 28.15° C (82.67° F).

Analysis and forecast for Port Elizabeth water temperatures

The water temperature in Port Elizabeth today is lower than the average temperature of 27.38° C (81.29° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 16th April 2023, was 27.1° C (80.78° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Port Elizabeth over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 16 27.16° C 80.89° F
April 15 27.19° C 80.94° F
April 13 28.44° C 83.19° F
April 12 28.44° C 83.19° F
April 11 28.46° C 83.23° F
April 10 28.48° C 83.26° F
April 9 28.55° C 83.39° F
April 8 28.46° C 83.23° F
April 7 28.32° C 82.98° F
April 6 28.1° C 82.58° F
April 5 27.96° C 82.33° F
April 4 27.82° C 82.08° F
April 3 27.76° C 81.97° F
April 2 27.96° C 82.33° F
April 1 28.23° C 82.81° F
March 31 28.33° C 82.99° F
March 30 28.51° C 83.32° F
March 29 28.58° C 83.44° F
March 28 28.54° C 83.37° F
March 27 28.33° C 82.99° F
March 26 28.12° C 82.62° F
March 25 27.96° C 82.33° F
March 24 27.95° C 82.31° F
March 23 28.07° C 82.53° F
March 22 28.11° C 82.6° F
March 21 28° C 82.4° F
March 20 27.89° C 82.2° F
March 19 27.88° C 82.18° F
March 18 27.95° C 82.31° F
March 17 28.11° C 82.6° F
March 16 28.23° C 82.81° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Port Elizabeth by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Port Elizabeth.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Port Elizabeth changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Port Elizabeth map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Port Elizabeth

Bequia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America and the Caribbean

0.26 miles away

Mustique Island

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America and the Caribbean

9.47 miles away

Kingstown

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America and the Caribbean

10.37 miles away

Layou

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America and the Caribbean

13.26 miles away

Biabou

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America and the Caribbean

14.46 miles away

Chateaubelair

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America and the Caribbean

18.94 miles away

The highest temperature in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines today is 27.01° C (80.62° F) in Chateaubelair. The lowest is in Union Island, where the temperature of the water is 26.89° C (80.4° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Port Elizabeth?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Port Elizabeth because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Port Elizabeth as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Port Elizabeth comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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