Battery Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa)
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Battery Beach Surf Guide
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.
Battery Beach Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 22.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Battery Beach:
The best conditions reported for surf at Battery Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Battery Beach (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Battery Beach Location Map
Interactive Battery Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

Saturday, 28 May 2022, 21:07 Local Time
Sat | Sunday 29 | |||
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Period (s) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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Wind State | off | off | off | cross- off |
Tides at Battery Beach
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Swell History at Battery Beach
Surf stats for Battery Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Battery Beach
Wind stats for Battery Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Battery Beach. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Battery Beach:
- Closest Wave Buoy/buoys/l/hourly2904 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyBrazil Buoy4712 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyLion Buoy5255 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyBóia de Faro Costeira5276 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyNice Buoy5278 mi