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Pulpit surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Pulpit today?
The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pulpit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 490 | 294 | 294 | 280 | 217 | 198 | 273 | 273 | 293 | 289 | 285 | 341 | 395 | 242 | 390 | 870 | 938 | 736 | 687 | 519 | 408 | 269 | 491 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 1.68 | 3:35PM 1.81 | 3:49AM 1.71 | 4:00PM 1.80 | 4:14AM 1.69 | 4:24PM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:20PM 0.11 | 9:23AM 0.10 | 9:44PM 0.07 | 9:49AM 0.09 | 10:08PM 0.07 | 10:14AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Continuing clean conditions at Pulpit (calm at Durban Shaka Airport 56 km from Pulpit). 1.5m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.9m 8s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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