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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 4AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | |
1435 | 1388 | 1198 | 1009 | 777 | 729 | 593 | 848 | 1847 | 2483 | 4112 | 3174 | 3253 | 1355 | 1691 | 2877 | 2598 | 2376 | 2101 | 1735 | 1271 | 1062 | 480 | 674 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.55m | 6:44PM1.51m | 6:53AM1.42m | 7:40PM1.42m | 7:56AM1.31m | 9:09PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.64m | 12:26PM0.61m | 00:52AM0.75m | 1:10PM0.72m | 1:56AM0.85m | 2:20PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
1435 | 1388 | 1198 | 1009 | 777 | 729 | 593 | 363 | 994 | 1229 | 1392 | 1544 | 1494 | 1355 | 1691 | 2877 | 2598 | 2376 | 2101 | 1735 | 1271 | 1062 | 480 | 674 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 8 | S 11 | S 12 | E 8 |
26 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 194 | 255 | 196 | 178 | 114 | 486 | 761 | 938 | 627 | 43 | 41 | 144 | 106 | 39 | 37 | 59 | 383 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
54 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 293 | 9 | 149 | 236 | 86 | 85 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 463 | 848 | 1847 | 2483 | 4112 | 3174 | 3253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 153 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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