Battery Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.83° S 31.04° E

Battery Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.4° 

Battery Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
1.4
E
10
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1524
1259
1057
705
432
418
771
381
846
943
990
866
1089
973
924
760
707
604
486
409
360
331
287
142
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
SE
5
E
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:43AM1.75m
3:12PM1.86m
3:25AM1.88m
3:50PM2.00m
4:03AM1.96m
4:26PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.33m
9:21PM0.35m
9:36AM0.20m
9:59PM0.24m
10:12AM0.12m
10:35PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
15
15
15
13
14
15
15
17
17
15
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