Pulpit surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pulpit today?

The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)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
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
1
E
0.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)87771312121212121110101012108121167776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7174312982383073503393333934294012962161672429214091370272527383229153
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
30
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.81
5:31AM
1.91
5:45PM
1.72
6:04AM
1.77
6:19PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
-0.04
11:16PM
-0.05
11:41AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
12:14PM
0.18
12:24AM
0.23
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:00-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset----6:07-------6:05-------6:04---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11111----------------221
Temp. °C232222222323222120222626252424232325272626242424
Feels °C (?)192121212323242321232626282727262527252223232524
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