Sealevel Station Catalog (SSC)
Station catalog metadata [edit][station overview]
SSC IDSSC-prte
Station NamePort Elizabeth
CountrySouth Africa
Latitude-33.96666
Longitude25.63333
DateLastModified2015-10-22 19:02:29
Linked codes
CodesLocationLatitudeLongitudeSensors
IOC: prtePort Elizabeth-33.9666625.63333rad
GLOSS: 76Port Elizabeth-33.5725.37Float, Acoustic, Radar
UHSLC: 184Port Elizabeth-33.9625.63N/A
PTWC: prte
PSMSL: 820PORT ELIZABETH-33.95111125.629722N/A
SONEL_GPS: 3508PORT ELIZABETH-33.9844750025.61069500N/A
SONEL_GPS: 3509PORT ELIZABETH-33.9845470025.61101700N/A
SONEL_TG: 2827PORT ELIZABETH-33.9666600025.63333000N/A
Distributed metadata source: IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility prte
GTS station code12C2E6A2
GTS message typeSXXX33
StatusDown
Local ContactSouth African Hydrographic Office ( South Africa )
ConnectionGTS message
CountrySouth-Africa
Sensor 1
  Type of sensorrad
  Sampling rate (min)1
Distributed metadata source: GLOSS Station Handbook
Time Zone030E, GMT + 2hrs
OceanIndian
OperationalYes
Responsible countrySouth Africa
Additional parametersSea temperature (from 1990), air pressure (from 1990)
Tide gauge benchmarksTrig Survey BM PE1 adjacent bollard No. 1 Charl Malan Quay. UTM Grid Reference 35 HLN 732417.
Benchmark relationshipsTide 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
Other relevant informationValues based on GPS have been observed but not finally calculated.
Other relevant codesUHSLC 184
Nearest Met. stationPort Elizabeth
Distributed metadata source: PTWC COMP META file
DCP ID
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Samp Rate
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Owner
Distributed metadata source: UHSLC
UHSLC id184
SSC idprte
GLOSS id76
UHSLC geojsonhttps://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu/data/meta.geojson
Research quality data version a1973-03-02 - 2018-12-30
RQ basinindian
Fast delivery1973-03-02 - 2024-02-29
Distributed metadata source: PSMSL
NamePORT ELIZABETH
GLOSS id76
UHSLC ID184
SONEL id3509
Is RLRY
Has RLR DiagramY link
QC FlagN
Old ID430/088
Last Updated2023-11-02
SupplierDIRECTORATE OF HYDROGRAPHY, S.A.
AddressHydrographic Office, Maritime Headquarters, Private Bag X1, Tokai 7966, SOUTH AFRICA
Metric Start1957
Metric End2022
Metric Completeness60.4
RLR Start1978
RLR End2022
RLR Completeness79.6
Download metric sea level data.Use only with extreme caution.
IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility - realtime graph for 'prte'

PSMSL Annual Mean Sea Level for '820'

PSMSL Monthly Mean Sea Level for '820'