Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.8
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
1.2
S
6
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
31
29
26
21
34
26
46
21
12
12
6
35
28
74
188
172
147
95
88
123
123
131
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:32PM1.52m
1:46AM1.69m
2:10PM1.59m
2:22AM1.75m
2:44PM1.65m
2:55AM1.79m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.57m
8:05AM0.49m
8:09PM0.51m
8:39AM0.43m
8:44PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
23
22
21
23
21
18
18
17
20
22
23
22
22
21
19
19
20
19
16
18
19
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
44
43
10
11
12
21
34
26
28
21
8
12
6
11
11
11
188
172
147
95
88
47
30
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
E
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
6
12
31
29
17
18
17
16
16
15
8
5
2
35
28
50
12
7
8
9
9
123
123
131
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
8
3
22
20
19
17
17
16
14
9
12
5
5
1
6
74
6
4
5
29
29
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.5
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
4
0.7
S
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
12
12
26
46
2
4
2
3
4
1
12
91
91
59
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
685
7
0
0
1
0
1
3
272
53
29
12
1
1
0
3
154
908
3
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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