Battery Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.83° S 31.04° E

Battery Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1036
891
769
769
757
649
551
463
408
575
629
778
753
593
521
521
593
808
1108
1245
1882
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM1.94m
3:52AM1.89m
4:09PM2.04m
4:18AM1.95m
4:36PM2.08m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.28m
9:51PM0.30m
9:57AM0.19m
10:18PM0.22m
10:23AM0.13m
10:45PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
21
23
21
19
18
17
16
17
22
25
23
22
21
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
16
17
16
13
13
13
12
13
17
18
17
16
16
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