Port Elizabeth Tides Today
Open this station in TidalMapLive water level, free for 7 days
Port Elizabeth runs a mean tidal range of about 4.9 ft. This month the highest water, 6.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.7 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Nov 26.
| High tide | 3:00 AM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 9:30 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 3:14 PM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 10:14 PM | 0.2 ft |
Today on the water at Port Elizabeth
Today at Port Elizabeth: high tide at 3:00 AM (4.9 ft) and 3:14 PM (5.2 ft), low tide at 9:30 AM (0.7 ft) and 10:14 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is sunny with SW winds 3 to 9 mph, 71°F. Sunrise is at 6:28 AM and sunset at 4:52 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Clear | S 5 mph | 48°F |
| Tuesday | Sunny | SW 3 to 9 mph | 71°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Port Elizabeth is
Port Elizabeth sits at 40.6733° N, 74.1400° W on New York Harbor and the Hudson River, at Elizabeth, NJ, in Union County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1976 until 1982, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is New York (The Battery) (NOAA 8518750), 6.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 9 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Newark, Newark International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 1.7 mi away.
The tide at Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 5.6 ft, and 5.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Harbor tides are semidiurnal, two highs a day near 4 to 5 ft, and the tide runs all the way up the Hudson to Troy.
About this station
- High tide reaches Port Elizabeth about 0.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 8.1 ft on Oct 14, 1977.
- Lowest on record: -5.2 ft on Dec 6, 1981.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Port Elizabeth from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.6 ft above it and mean sea level 2.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's The Battery, NY gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8530882, established 1976, gauge removed 1982. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Port Elizabeth
- Port Newark Terminal: 1.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Constable Hook: 3.1 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
- Point No Point: 4.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Kearny Point: 4.3 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Amtrak RR. swing bridge: 5.9 mi, tides about 26 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Port Elizabeth this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Port Elizabeth this month: Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Port Elizabeth, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 6:22–8:22 AM 6:47–8:47 PM | 11:24–1:24 AM 1:07–3:07 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:10–9:10 AM 7:35–9:35 PM | 12:37–2:37 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:56–9:56 AM 8:21–10:21 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:55–4:55 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:26–11:26 AM 9:51–11:51 PM | 4:03–6:03 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:12–12:12 PM 10:37–12:37 AM | 5:09–7:09 AM 3:07–5:07 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:00–1:00 PM 11:25–1:25 AM | 6:15–8:15 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8530882. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
Open this station in TidalMapLive water level, free for 7 days
Set your own flood/low lines, moon & solunar, weather and live tides in the app, start a free TidalMap trial.