Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (29 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (29 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
S
2
S
2
S
2.5
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)9886778776889988888816151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1861801442362481361188156112463566928421329241203182200165196376395581
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
SSW
30
S
15
SSE
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
1.34
10:43AM
1.53
11:09PM
1.39
11:54AM
1.64
12:19AM
1.51
12:51PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.86
3:56AM
0.72
5:12PM
0.78
5:19AM
0.66
6:20PM
0.65
6:25AM
0.55
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise----4:47-------4:47-------4:47---
Sunset6:38-------6:39-------6:40-------
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-----22---------------
Temp. °C242221222124252221222221202223222121212020212223
Feels °C (?)231820222022222220201919191920201921222120202022
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