Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
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
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
178
223
172
129
125
118
116
114
114
112
112
184
141
136
98
96
162
127
99
147
99
97
123
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
0
E
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
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
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:34AM1.50m
8:24PM1.52m
8:50AM1.38m
9:47PM1.47m
10:23AM1.34m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.65m
1:53PM0.61m
2:45AM0.75m
3:08PM0.71m
4:18AM0.78m
4:35PM0.74m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
22
23
22
21
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
16
16
17
20
21
22
20
18
17
16
17
21
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
22
21
21
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
107
90
111
94
94
97
79
100
108
84
65
47
184
141
136
98
96
94
94
94
147
99
97
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
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
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
187
178
175
172
129
125
118
116
114
114
112
112
50
50
31
56
26
21
15
73
68
68
66
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
4
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
18
55
116
103
98
89
85
84
82
82
74
51
40
36
60
26
54
60
57
10
7
7
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
119
104
223
7
10
9
8
10
18
22
21
162
127
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
104
270
153
2
1
1
0
0
2
154
154
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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