Pulpit surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 04 Jul 2025 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pulpit today?

The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 12PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Pulpit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.9
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)999979999999914141717161615881614141414141413161616161615151515141414141313131312161615141415161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7536489441003893466458488451354308344349656681163817591749147310821599203215734144520348384205397734813390390938213570327931352709221822102051192117061325110612079031099945664708616682791713637615884863365632369
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
1.11
10:59PM
1.24
11:41AM
1.11
12:16AM
1.26
12:58PM
1.16
1:19AM
1.31
1:54PM
1.25
2:09AM
1.39
2:39PM
1.34
2:50AM
1.48
3:17PM
1.44
3:28AM
1.56
3:53PM
1.53
4:02AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.64
5:30AM
0.67
5:37PM
0.66
6:45AM
0.61
6:52PM
0.62
7:42AM
0.53
7:50PM
0.54
8:27AM
0.43
8:36PM
0.45
9:06AM
0.33
9:15PM
0.36
9:41AM
0.24
9:52PM
0.29
10:15AM
0.17
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset----5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------
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Rain (mm)
-12---------------------------------------------------------
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Feels °C (?)1515161919151412131317171615141310111716151514119910121313121211121415151513111010161818171515141419191815151413141719
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