Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
24.7° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.6
NE
6
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
1.3
NE
5
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
350
232
224
205
160
154
149
114
84
117
144
168
174
125
121
112
108
106
89
73
100
67
63
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
NW
30
S
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
N
10
N
15
SW
10
NW
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:33PM1.82m
4:44AM1.86m
5:02PM1.76m
5:11AM1.77m
5:31PM1.69m
5:40AM1.67m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.29m
10:36PM0.36m
10:55AM0.35m
11:04PM0.43m
11:23AM0.42m
11:34PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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5:19
5:17
5:17
5:16
1
1
2
10
3
1
Temp °C
23
24
23
23
22
20
19
20
26
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
24
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
18
19
24
25
25
25
21
24
24
24
26
26
24
23
23
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
356
350
232
224
205
70
75
80
82
84
70
74
151
174
125
92
71
63
49
75
73
39
48
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
16
14
38
14
6
157
154
149
114
82
79
73
21
23
17
112
108
106
10
21
72
67
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
6
0.3
NE
7
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
14
14
17
17
5
20
41
73
71
64
90
89
121
23
11
12
11
5
8
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
16
11
26
47
160
152
117
144
168
25
15
72
89
35
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
220
220
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
89
0
0
1
2
7
7
0
0
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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