Battery Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.83° S 31.04° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is
21.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.4
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2163
1573
1288
1141
900
884
801
736
674
615
480
418
360
273
229
220
180
154
124
162
308
292
371
285
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:30PM1.78m
6:36AM1.64m
7:07PM1.74m
7:14AM1.58m
7:49PM1.69m
8:00AM1.51m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.36m
00:39AM0.50m
12:45PM0.40m
1:17AM0.55m
1:24PM0.47m
2:03AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
19
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
19
19
21
20
18
17
16
17
Feels °C
19
17
17
17
16
14
14
12
16
16
18
18
16
14
11
11
16
15
19
19
16
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
2163
1573
1288
1141
900
884
801
736
674
615
480
418
360
273
229
220
180
154
124
47
117
140
127
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
E
11
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
94
66
66
65
64
63
63
62
62
40
40
40
32
28
28
32
34
20
34
102
100
80
63
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
53
16
15
15
14
7
6
6
5
31
30
29
39
39
39
38
36
6
19
19
18
19
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
3
5
12
94
79
79
106
34
71
162
308
292
371
285
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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