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Pulpit surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pulpit today?
The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pulpit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | |
152 | 150 | 127 | 114 | 115 | 187 | 128 | 100 | 523 | 1862 | 1981 | 1800 | 1578 | 1375 | 1110 | 860 | 855 | 1040 | 2407 | 2637 | 3336 | 4309 | 3959 | 2976 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.50m | 6:03PM1.40m | 6:11AM1.39m | 6:42PM1.30m | 6:51AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:29PM0.44m | 00:44AM0.58m | 1:15PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 25 | 150 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 136 | 128 | 75 | 523 | 1862 | 1981 | 1800 | 1578 | 1375 | 1110 | 860 | 752 | 728 | 1689 | 1024 | 2198 | 2816 | 2471 | 2053 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 152 | 11 | 111 | 106 | 98 | 34 | 53 | 67 | 77 | 94 | 54 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 35 | 212 | 36 | 36 | 270 | 638 | 133 | 92 | 475 | 643 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 69 | 100 | 232 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 37 | — | 31 | 182 | 149 | 299 | 86 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 58 | 127 | 114 | 115 | 187 | 190 | 105 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 558 | 855 | 1040 | 2407 | 2637 | 3336 | 4309 | 3959 | 2976 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 47 | 137 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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