Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 15 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
25.6° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (15 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (15 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
!
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)8141413131313131111101010108999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76541703970186216311142917826401338196194198151167243248251306361464602614605
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
1.70
3:13PM
1.77
3:34AM
1.86
3:41PM
1.89
4:01AM
1.99
4:09PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.56
9:09AM
0.56
9:23PM
0.41
9:38AM
0.42
9:49PM
0.28
10:07AM
0.31
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise---5:35-------5:35-------5:37----
Sunset------6:43-------6:42-------6:40-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2111--------------------
Temp. °C202019202223222222212020232323232221192224252424
Feels °C (?)161716171719192122212120222121222121182120232224
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