Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 May 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
23.7° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
118
116
114
114
114
112
146
141
104
98
96
96
75
73
72
77
97
93
121
117
112
108
106
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:24PM1.52m
8:50AM1.38m
9:47PM1.47m
10:23AM1.34m
11:11PM1.49m
11:46AM1.37m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.75m
3:08PM0.71m
4:18AM0.78m
4:35PM0.74m
5:41AM0.73m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
18
19
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
21
21
20
17
16
15
17
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
97
79
79
79
63
114
112
146
141
104
98
96
96
69
69
68
77
68
93
121
117
112
108
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
125
118
116
114
114
35
23
50
50
46
16
16
9
75
73
72
68
97
46
45
44
26
25
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
S
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
89
85
84
85
80
74
51
40
36
35
56
54
51
9
3
7
7
4
8
5
5
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
1
5
11
10
13
17
19
27
20
18
16
3
7
7
5
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
140
153
154
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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