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Pulpit surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 May 2025 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pulpit today?
The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pulpit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 530 | 433 | 426 | 392 | 773 | 752 | 661 | 555 | 547 | 461 | 405 | 454 | 461 | 1085 | 1405 | 555 | 1697 | 3623 | 5556 | 3080 | 1933 | 1739 | 1543 | 1471 | 1320 | 1269 | 1111 | 857 | 726 | 621 | 457 | 372 | 305 | 257 | 246 | 547 | 490 | 377 | 298 | 272 | 214 | 180 | 134 | 120 | 99 | 155 | 126 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 114 | 140 | 140 | 99 | 110 | 163 | 137 | 222 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:17PM 1.45 | 2:29AM 1.63 | 2:46PM 1.52 | 2:56AM 1.68 | 3:14PM 1.58 | 3:24AM 1.71 | 3:41PM 1.61 | 3:51AM 1.71 | 4:09PM 1.61 | 4:19AM 1.68 | 4:37PM 1.58 | 4:47AM 1.64 | 5:07PM 1.54 | 5:17AM 1.57 | 5:41PM 1.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:14AM 0.35 | 8:14PM 0.33 | 8:41AM 0.26 | 8:43PM 0.26 | 9:08AM 0.20 | 9:11PM 0.22 | 9:34AM 0.16 | 9:40PM 0.20 | 10:01AM 0.15 | 10:08PM 0.20 | 10:29AM 0.16 | 10:38PM 0.24 | 10:59AM 0.21 | 11:08PM 0.30 | 11:31AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
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