Pulpit Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.08° S 30.88° E

Pulpit WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pulpit sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.3° 

Pulpit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Pulpit surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, S swell with 4,323 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pulpit this week:

The surf forecast for Pulpit over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pulpit in the next 16 days are 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Wed 2nd Sep)4.5ft (1.4m) 16s
Best Surf11PM (Wed 2nd Sep)4.5ft (1.4m) 16s
Most Powerful11AM (Mon 7th Sep)8ft (2.5m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pulpit over the next 16 days.


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