Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.83° S 31.04° E

Battery Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.4° 

Battery Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.1
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
608
559
517
567
695
799
740
900
936
890
580
580
592
535
479
452
379
369
281
461
495
637
661
876
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM2.02m
4:35PM2.14m
4:49AM1.99m
5:06PM2.07m
5:21AM1.91m
5:37PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.09m
10:46PM0.14m
10:54AM0.15m
11:17PM0.21m
11:25AM0.26m
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cloud
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rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
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