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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | |
169 | 171 | 155 | 120 | 116 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 584 | 178 | 175 | 456 | 449 | 166 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 112 | 184 | 108 | 136 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.64m | 7:17PM1.63m | 7:34AM1.50m | 8:24PM1.52m | 8:50AM1.38m | 9:47PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:53PM0.48m | 1:30AM0.65m | 1:53PM0.61m | 2:45AM0.75m | 3:08PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 169 | 171 | 155 | 120 | 97 | 264 | 260 | 628 | 584 | 88 | 86 | 456 | 449 | 94 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 82 | 65 | 112 | 184 | 108 | 136 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 80 | 109 | 116 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 178 | 175 | 103 | 98 | 166 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 64 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 115 | 106 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 100 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 40 | 23 | 35 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 39 | 66 | 192 | 167 | 157 | 140 | 80 | 192 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 576 | 688 | 220 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 208 | 2 | 1 |
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