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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 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
23.6° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1
S
1
S
1.8
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)99989141471012141515151413121277111157
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1591269651103120104246104615101762217520931371893547416327501465233224190467
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
5
NNE
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
0
SE
10
NNE
20
NNE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.90
6:17AM
1.92
6:23PM
1.81
6:53AM
1.83
6:58PM
1.69
7:30AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
0.26
12:23PM
0.44
12:35AM
0.35
1:00PM
0.54
1:09AM
0.47
1:39PM
0.66
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----5:01-------5:03-------5:03--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------7:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111-----1------
Temp. °C272523232225252424222221212224252424232223242524
Feels °C (?)272924232224232122222324222121222225242424232422
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