Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2826
950
917
1506
1285
1258
1078
743
703
602
487
355
282
374
382
444
255
311
239
272
303
471
494
411
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM1.47m
8:21PM1.42m
9:02AM1.31m
10:32PM1.37m
11:26AM1.31m
00:16AM1.47m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.72m
2:46AM0.86m
3:38PM0.84m
5:13AM0.87m
5:44PM0.79m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
1
Temp °C
18
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
22
22
22
22
20
19
18
19
22
24
23
23
22
21
15
16
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
16
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
20
22
22
24
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
12
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
264
225
168
1506
1285
1258
1078
743
703
602
487
355
282
222
148
336
255
220
239
42
49
377
422
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
446
950
917
22
21
32
31
58
58
82
82
106
103
69
42
16
50
50
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
5
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
337
22
22
11
5
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
0.5
NE
3
1
ENE
8
0.6
NE
4
1.2
E
8
1.7
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
1.4
NNE
6
1.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2826
5
125
10
190
194
374
382
444
126
311
69
272
303
471
494
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
2
1
2
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
697
697
715
688
255
220
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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