Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)101099998899999999999910566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31829924219918095111695555555657585858606061626495136156
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
E
20
E
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassglassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
5:57AM
2.07
6:05PM
1.94
6:28AM
1.96
6:37PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.11
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.16
12:04PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.25
12:36PM
0.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:41----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------13--------1-------
Temp. °C242423252727262424232224262626252423232426262525
Feels °C (?)282826292928312627262426272626272625252424232223
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