Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)5511111155111114136677777666766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53584342242028232238321692072408284705910014814112610885
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
1.52
1:51AM
1.73
2:07PM
1.70
2:24AM
1.90
2:40PM
1.85
2:56AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.58
8:05AM
0.50
8:10PM
0.41
8:37AM
0.34
8:44PM
0.26
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--5:38-------5:37-------5:37-----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11--------------111112
Temp. °C252524232323222225282624232323263024232323222222
Feels °C (?)232425252627252325272422222222252921212223222223
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