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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
2032 | 2904 | 3126 | 3670 | 1557 | 2141 | 1635 | 3220 | 2904 | 2408 | 2005 | 1648 | 1313 | 1010 | 786 | 674 | 501 | 418 | 338 | 223 | 174 | 220 | 202 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.42m | 7:40PM1.42m | 7:56AM1.31m | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:44AM1.26m | 10:53PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.75m | 1:10PM0.72m | 1:56AM0.85m | 2:20PM0.80m | 3:43AM0.89m | 4:05PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 1029 | 1369 | 1519 | 1597 | 1557 | 2141 | 1214 | 3220 | 2904 | 2408 | 2005 | 1648 | 1313 | 1010 | 786 | 674 | 501 | 418 | 338 | 223 | 174 | 220 | 202 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 229 | 175 | 127 | 480 | 761 | 817 | 1635 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 135 | 102 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 149 | 312 | 111 | 85 | 69 | 66 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2032 | 2904 | 3126 | 3670 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 62 | 164 | 26 | 32 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 57 |
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