Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
26.1° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
3
4
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
0.4
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
NE
2.1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)14566666125667777778888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104771118511192634766113216200342374212285440481805283204140136132
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
WSW
25
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
2.03
4:23AM
2.12
4:33PM
2.06
4:50AM
2.13
4:59PM
2.03
5:16AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.15
10:30AM
0.19
10:40PM
0.13
10:57AM
0.20
11:05PM
0.16
11:23AM
0.25
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:48--
Sunset6:27-------6:25-------6:24-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232322212022242526252524232530302827272524252626
Feels °C (?)202121212024252526252625242630302930322526292829
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