Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (06 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
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4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.8
NE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
SE
7
0.5
S
12
1.9
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
14
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
67
43
40
56
70
858
1365
1435
1236
1144
955
906
713
660
1530
2174
2296
3605
3739
2585
1660
3543
3755
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
15
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
S
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:40AM1.67m
6:04PM1.60m
6:13AM1.55m
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
7:40PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.53m
11:53AM0.52m
00:09AM0.64m
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
1:10PM0.72m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:16
5:15
5:15
4
Temp °C
21
21
21
25
27
24
21
19
17
16
18
24
25
24
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
22
22
18
20
20
15
18
16
13
13
15
22
22
22
19
18
16
16
17
19
19
20
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.9
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
14
3
S
14
Energy kJ
46
32
24
13
37
49
858
1365
1435
1236
1144
955
906
627
380
459
711
1280
1807
1981
1673
1660
3543
3755
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
1.5
S
9
1.2
SE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
26
18
18
40
56
59
2
29
31
33
26
21
20
372
326
444
569
130
133
486
761
1093
43
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
8
1
SSE
12
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
72
67
41
6
41
70
325
4
10
10
10
10
15
25
313
212
163
149
312
86
83
51
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
0.7
N
4
0.9
NE
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
1.1
SW
6
1.6
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
41
48
43
33
84
12
58
4
4
8
88
296
713
660
1530
2174
2296
3605
3739
2585
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
5
6
7
5
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
12
79
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
29
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
5
7
8
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
7
6
6
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
7
7
7
5
7
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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