Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
Nearby GNSS Stations from SONEL: ELDN, ELDA
Fast Delivery Data from UHSLC station 187: hourly and daily
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 187: hourly and daily
East London 430/090 RLR(1967) is 11.2m below BM'TG Pit'
Documentation added 1996-08-28
For discussions of MSL changes and extreme sea levels around Namibia and South Africa, see: G.B.Brundrit, S.Afr.J.Mar.Sci.,16,9-17,1995 and S.Searson and G.B.Brundrit, S.Afr.J.of Science, 91,579-588,1995.
Documentation added 2009-09-24
Heights of chart datum relative to land levelling datum in South Africa and Namibia: East London Datum: up to 31st Dec 1978 = -0.762 Datum: 1st Jan 1979 - 31st Dec 1997 = -0.900 Datum: 1st Jan 1998 - 31st Dec 2002 = -1.006 Datum: 1st Jan 2003 onwards = -0.716 Datum is now LAT so unlikely to change.
Documentation added 2010-05-11
There appears to be a spike in the dataset for November 2002. This is possibly real as it appears in several of the S. African stations.
Documentation added 2019-11-07
The South African Navy Hydrographic Office (SANHO) are the copyright owners of the East London sea level data and must be contacted to request permission to use the data.
Data Authority
Hydrographic Office Maritime Headquarters Private Bag X1 Tokai 7966