Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
1.1
S
6
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
39
30
22
11
8
8
36
28
50
130
172
147
97
88
123
85
282
179
86
81
48
63
57
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM1.59m
2:22AM1.75m
2:44PM1.65m
2:55AM1.79m
3:17PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.49m
8:09PM0.51m
8:39AM0.43m
8:44PM0.47m
9:11AM0.38m
9:18PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
17
18
21
21
22
22
21
22
20
20
21
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
21
20
19
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
35
39
30
22
9
8
5
5
11
7
130
172
147
97
88
50
32
282
179
9
19
48
63
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
E
7
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
17
16
16
15
7
7
7
7
3
3
9
8
3
9
9
123
85
9
9
86
8
39
36
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
16
16
14
9
5
5
3
36
28
50
6
5
5
29
29
9
9
9
21
81
9
11
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
7
11
8
8
3
18
75
72
61
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
140
287
53
12
12
1
1
0
3
697
908
56
3
1
0
0
7
556
7
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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