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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | |
250 | 324 | 435 | 520 | 587 | 675 | 1520 | 2895 | 2577 | 2143 | 917 | 1506 | 1290 | 1106 | 1092 | 846 | 691 | 691 | 482 | 355 | 282 | 222 | 232 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.67m | 7:06PM1.57m | 7:27AM1.47m | 8:21PM1.42m | 9:02AM1.31m | 10:32PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.55m | 1:17AM0.70m | 1:50PM0.72m | 2:46AM0.86m | 3:38PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 7 |
55 | 145 | 204 | 322 | 307 | 312 | 23 | 1304 | 1263 | 2143 | 153 | 1506 | 1290 | 1106 | 1092 | 846 | 691 | 691 | 482 | 355 | 282 | 222 | 148 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
104 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | — | 23 | 337 | 22 | 917 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | S 19 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 30 | 22 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
250 | 324 | 435 | 520 | 587 | 675 | 1520 | 2895 | 2577 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 109 | 179 | 232 | 329 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 663 | 663 | 720 | 686 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 211 | 153 | 211 | 211 |
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