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/ Durban/KZN South (31 surf breaks) /
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Pulpit surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Pulpit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pulpit sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pulpit today?
The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 10AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pulpit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 450 | 753 | 653 | 388 | 290 | 231 | 307 | 350 | 339 | 333 | 393 | 429 | 401 | 296 | 216 | 167 | 133 | 92 | 123 | 88 | 86 | 394 | 671 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 2.00 | 5:13PM 1.81 | 5:31AM 1.91 | 5:45PM 1.72 | 6:04AM 1.77 | 6:19PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45PM -0.10 | 11:09AM -0.04 | 11:16PM -0.05 | 11:41AM 0.04 | 11:49PM 0.06 | 12:14PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
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