Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
ENE
0.6
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)99999998101058566666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57585858606061636464494662748680123230255293348330299480
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
1.94
6:28AM
1.96
6:37PM
1.81
7:03AM
1.81
7:14PM
1.64
7:46AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.25
12:36PM
0.42
12:47AM
0.40
1:13PM
0.58
1:25AM
0.59
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:36-----
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---321-11--------162111--
Temp. °C272727252424242426262625242322242726242423232223
Feels °C (?)302829272726272726252524232221232525252222222224
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