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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 14 Mar 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (14 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888877667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)508499499318498408398398383328284235228270195250153231172191208233207155
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
1.41
2:09AM
1.54
2:18PM
1.59
2:36AM
1.73
2:47PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.88
7:56PM
0.76
8:17AM
0.69
8:24PM
0.57
8:44AM
0.51
8:52PM
0.40
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:56------
Sunset----6:14-------6:13-------6:12---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222326272625252423242626252423222223262726242322
Feels °C (?)232426272727272726272726252524232324252626252424
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