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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
24.0° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | |
2524 | 1570 | 2084 | 2119 | 4419 | 4580 | 5955 | 3551 | 5450 | 5718 | 5190 | 4766 | 4168 | 3512 | 2609 | 2149 | 1793 | 1452 | 1118 | 841 | 636 | 529 | 411 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.68m | 2:24AM1.83m | 2:41PM1.76m | 2:53AM1.90m | 3:10PM1.82m | 3:21AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.47m | 8:12PM0.44m | 8:37AM0.37m | 8:43PM0.37m | 9:06AM0.31m | 9:12PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1218 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 2460 | 2688 | 3153 | 3551 | 5450 | 5718 | 5190 | 4766 | 4168 | 3512 | 2609 | 2149 | 1793 | 1452 | 1118 | 841 | 636 | 529 | 411 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 122 | — | — | — | 92 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 77 | 75 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 32 | 77 | 133 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 30 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 70 | 427 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2524 | 1570 | 2084 | 2119 | 4419 | 4580 | 5955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 34 | 47 | 38 | 19 | 42 | — | 3 | 19 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 969 | 863 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 153 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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