GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| 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 period(s) | 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 |   |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |  |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature (1990 onwards), air pressure (1990 onwards) |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | 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 | |
| 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 | 2002-12-11 |
