Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
3
S
14
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5227
3783
5701
6120
5566
4766
4168
3512
2805
2149
1793
1452
1118
942
722
615
426
422
734
1029
1654
1225
1057
813
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NE
10
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
15
S
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:24AM1.83m
2:41PM1.76m
2:53AM1.90m
3:10PM1.82m
3:21AM1.94m
3:38PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.37m
8:43PM0.37m
9:06AM0.31m
9:12PM0.32m
9:33AM0.27m
9:40PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
16
16
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
19
23
24
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
19
13
13
16
16
18
18
16
15
14
15
16
21
24
22
20
19
18
16
18
19
21
23
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
3
S
14
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
Energy kJ
3106
3783
5701
6120
5566
4766
4168
3512
2805
2149
1793
1452
1118
942
722
615
426
338
734
1029
1654
1225
1057
813
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.7
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
68
68
47
44
42
41
42
44
48
50
55
30
30
26
80
134
119
88
284
171
16
15
10
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
S
18
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
68
31
24
24
26
51
30
44
42
125
422
44
32
15
15
15
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
5227
65
21
35
11
16
80
2
7
39
48
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
1
1
3
686
56
1
1
1
1
0
0
7
7
1
0
1
2
2
91
352
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
4
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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