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Pulpit surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Pulpit today?
The current surf forecast for Pulpit at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pulpit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 496 | 355 | 302 | 287 | 238 | 217 | 430 | 598 | 670 | 547 | 372 | 292 | 371 | 697 | 2105 | 4078 | 4334 | 3448 | 2561 | 2067 | 1492 | 1212 | 923 | 756 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM 1.71 | 3:49AM 1.70 | 4:10PM 1.80 | 4:18AM 1.74 | 4:38PM 1.85 | 4:45AM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:25AM 0.15 | 9:45PM 0.18 | 9:55AM 0.06 | 10:15PM 0.12 | 10:23AM 0.01 | 10:43PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South
Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Pulpit (light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 110 degs) at Durban Shaka Airport 56 km from Pulpit). 1.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 9s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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