Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 01 Jun 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Jun)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
53
51
51
51
50
50
39
39
38
37
36
36
39
37
39
39
36
36
36
49
49
49
64
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:59AM1.80m
4:23PM1.73m
4:31AM1.77m
4:55PM1.72m
5:03AM1.72m
5:29PM1.70m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.35m
10:24PM0.44m
10:44AM0.37m
10:58PM0.48m
11:16AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
18
17
16
20
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
21
21
21
20
17
17
18
19
20
20
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
51
53
51
50
37
36
35
12
13
38
37
36
36
39
37
39
15
36
36
36
49
49
49
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
22
34
34
35
36
39
39
39
39
13
19
19
19
14
8
13
39
9
6
7
34
8
8
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
82
44
47
51
51
50
50
35
34
19
9
7
17
17
14
8
8
8
5
2
1
34
34
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.1
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
8
8
8
4
9
16
17
29
30
38
28
10
9
7
16
2
5
22
11
12
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
1
1
1
0
26
2
53
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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