Battery Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South-Africa – Durban)
| Name: | Battery Beach |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SE | Offshore Wind: NW |
Battery Beach in Durban is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.
Overall Battery Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Battery Beach surf quality by season and Battery Beach surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Durban surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Battery Beach
Visitor Reviews of Battery Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Battery Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Bay of Plenty | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Country Club (African Beach) | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Snake Park | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Dairy Beach (New Pier) | 1 mi |
| Fifth closest break | North Beach | 1 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Battery Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 4720 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 5230 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 5252 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Gascogne Buoy | 5656 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Greenwich Buoy | 5852 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Battery Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Durban, South Africa | 3 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Heard Island, Antarctica | 2664 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Mawson, Antarctica | 2924 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Davis, Antarctica | 3273 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia | 3692 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Battery Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 156 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 195 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 195 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 195 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 195 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Battery Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Durban (South Africa) | 4 mi |
| Second closest city location | Glenwood (South Africa) | 4 mi |
| Third closest city location | Kwamashu (South Africa) | 6 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Umhlanga (South Africa) | 7 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Mount Edgecombe (South Africa) | 9 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Battery Beach is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Battery Beach is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 18 km (11 miles) away.
- Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 65 km (40 miles) away.
- Margate Airport (MGH) in South Africa is 133 km (83 miles) away.
- Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Battery Beach and is 158 km (98 miles) away.
