Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pulpit today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pulpit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 347 | 347 | 305 | 304 | 318 | 348 | 316 | 282 | 224 | 196 | 201 | 169 | 169 | 173 | 140 | 140 | 111 | 111 | 138 | 113 | 116 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54AM0.96m | 00:37AM1.04m | 1:26PM1.14m | 1:30AM1.21m | 1:55PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.86m | 7:05AM0.72m | 7:29PM0.70m | 7:41AM0.55m | 7:59PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 347 | 347 | 347 | 305 | 304 | 304 | 298 | 260 | 253 | 224 | 196 | 201 | 169 | 169 | 173 | 140 | 140 | 111 | 111 | 138 | 113 | 116 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 26 | 119 | 240 | 318 | 348 | 316 | 282 | 189 | 145 | 108 | 56 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 60 | 56 | 32 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 9 | N 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | 76 | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 54 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 255 | 183 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 185 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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