GLOSS Station Handbook – Durban

The GLOSS Station Handbook is currently being re-designed and upgraded.

Until a new version is available, the tide gauge station list below from the last version of the Handbook provides links to further details about each tide gauge in the GLOSS Core Network. Click column headings to sort the station list table. Click the GLOSS number buttons to view the station information.

Station information

General
Gloss number	13
Station name	Durban
Country	South Africa
Time zone	030E, GMT + 2hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-29.88333
Longitude (+ve E)	31.03333
Ocean	Indian
Observation periods	1954-1958, 1960-
Responsible country	South Africa
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Hydrographer, South African Navy, Private Bag X1, Tokai 7966, South Africa
GLOSS contact	South Africa
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	Yes
Radar	Yes
Data
Digital data	Yes
Additional parameters	Sea temperature (1990 onwards), air pressure (1990 onwards)
Data acquisition rate	Float/stilling well - digitized hourly. Acoustic gauge - meaned values recorded at 1 minute intervals
High frequency data at BODC	Data 013 Document 57641 Document 58142
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 181a Document 181a File format
Real-time data available	No
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	Trig survey BM 4212 at east end of of Salisbury Island. UTM Grid Reference 36 JUB 109930.
Benchmark relationships	Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = South Africa Chart Datum TGZ = 0.838m below LLD (MSL) until 31 Dec 1978 TGZ = 0.900m below LLD (MSL) from 01 January 1979 TGZ = 0.904m below BM 4212
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 284
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	Doodson X0 filter
PSMSL code	284
Other relevant codes	UHSLC 181
Additional information
Other relevant information	Values based on GPS have been observed but not finally calculated. Both gauges are due to be relocated in 1990.
Nearest Met. station	Durban
Last updated	11 December 2002