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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
!
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.7
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.2
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)888888888789988887777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1951953441008770844708414326410880803653593520470381349260260178208219205
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
1.48
1:56AM
1.39
2:09PM
1.58
2:41AM
1.52
2:49PM
1.68
3:17AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.78
7:52AM
0.79
8:33PM
0.66
8:39AM
0.68
9:07PM
0.54
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:09-------5:09-------5:09
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:00-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C262729282624242627262524242323252626252423232324
Feels °C (?)282728242423242626232020212121222223222323222223
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