Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 SAST
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Battery Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.7
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
1.1
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)666767777777171615141012121211111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)216423158126283502463334495391428261285272308336243286270274258300384533
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
onononglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
1.28
1:42PM
1.39
1:50AM
1.45
2:16PM
1.60
2:25AM
1.62
2:46PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.82
7:49PM
0.79
8:00AM
0.64
8:24PM
0.60
8:32AM
0.45
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:42-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919202121202119191819202020191817161720202120
Feels °C (?)181919181616161816171718171718191716151719182022
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Battery Beach (light winds from the SSW at Mount Edgecombe 14 km from Battery Beach). 1.2m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.9m 13s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.5m 7s swell from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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