GLOSS Station Handbook – Port Elizabeth

The GLOSS Station Handbook is currently being re-designed and upgraded.

Until a new version is available, the tide gauge station list below from the last version of the Handbook provides links to further details about each tide gauge in the GLOSS Core Network. Click column headings to sort the station list table. Click the GLOSS number buttons to view the station information.

Station information

General
Gloss number	76
Station name	Port Elizabeth
Country	South Africa
Time zone	030E, GMT + 2hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-33.57
Longitude (+ve E)	25.37
Ocean	Indian
Observation periods	1937-
Responsible country	South Africa
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Hydrographer, South African Navy, Private Bag X1, Tokai 7966, South Africa
GLOSS contact	South Africa
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	Yes
Radar	Yes
Data
Digital data	Yes
Additional parameters	Sea temperature (from 1990), air pressure (from 1990)
Data acquisition rate	Float/stilling well - filtered hourly. Acoustic meaned values recorded at one minute intervals.
High frequency data at BODC	Data 076 Document 63864
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 184a Document 184a File format
Real-time data available	No
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	Trig Survey BM PE1 adjacent bollard No. 1 Charl Malan Quay. UTM Grid Reference 35 HLN 732417.
Benchmark relationships	Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = South Africa Chart Datum. TGZ = 0.838m below LLD (MSL) until 31 December 1978 TGZ = 0.900m below LLD (MSL) from 01 January 1979 TGZ = 5.299m below BM PE1
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 820
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	Doodson X0 filter
PSMSL code	820
Other relevant codes	UHSLC 184
Additional information
Other relevant information	Values based on GPS have been observed but not finally calculated.
Nearest Met. station	Port Elizabeth
Last updated	11 December 2002