Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)777777778888888877777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38933227716313811612479100235235190153117142196206326299299316245206191
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
SSW
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
1.34
10:36PM
1.28
12:01PM
1.31
12:59AM
1.43
1:25PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.87
3:33PM
0.92
5:28AM
0.96
6:31PM
0.85
7:18AM
0.79
7:36PM
0.67
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------6:00-------5:59-------5:58-
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------11-----219
Temp. °C242424242626252423232223262726252524232428282624
Feels °C (?)252628242626262626262525272827292726252730293127
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