Secret spot?We can hide it! Battery Beach Surf Forecast / South-Africa – Durban / South Africa6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 19 pm Saturday 02 Jun 2012Battery Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 263 | 963 | 1240 | 620 | 2193 | 1472 | 569 | 470 | 476 | 390 | 350 | 1548 | 1334 | 1037 | 501 | 299 | 129 | 782 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
cross | cross- on |
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cross | cross- off |
off | glass | cross- off |
cross- on |
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glass | cross- off |
cross | cross | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Battery Beach blow from the NW
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High Tide / height (m) |
2:32AM 1.91 |
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3:00PM 1.88 |
3:17AM 1.97 |
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3:45PM 1.94 |
4:01AM 1.99 |
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4:29PM 1.97 |
4:44AM 1.96 |
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5:12PM 1.94 |
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5:26AM 1.89 |
5:54PM 1.88 |
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6:08AM 1.78 |
6:38PM 1.79 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
8:18PM 0.33 |
8:48AM 0.23 |
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9:06PM 0.26 |
9:33AM 0.16 |
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9:52PM 0.22 |
10:16AM 0.14 |
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10:36PM 0.23 |
10:57AM 0.16 |
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11:20PM 0.29 |
11:39AM 0.22 |
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12:03AM 0.37 |
12:20PM 0.32 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Durban, South Africa which is 5 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Battery Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is 23.7 °C (Statistics for 02 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 22.8 max: 23.6 min: 21.8 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | ||||||
| Low °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | 6:46 | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | - | - | 17:02 | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Battery Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Battery Beach at:
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Information about the Battery Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Battery Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Battery Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Battery Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Battery Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Battery Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Durban? If you are looking for accommodation near Battery Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Durban, consider staying in Durban which is 7 km (4 miles) away. Other places in and around Durban where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Glenwood which is 7 km (4 miles) away, Kwamashu, Umhlanga and Mount Edgecombe.
