Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)9999988888788999921212019171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)787857565552505151513630332639242444147384744100410551131
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossonononglassoffglassoffonononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
1.88
2:58AM
1.74
3:08PM
1.92
3:26AM
1.77
3:36PM
1.92
3:56AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
0.37
8:56AM
0.39
9:23PM
0.33
9:25AM
0.38
9:51PM
0.32
9:55AM
0.39
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise----4:50-------4:50-------4:48---
Sunset6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
34----------------------
Temp. °C191819181820222222212119192021212120201918212222
Feels °C (?)181820181720212021222119192021192020201918222120
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