Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.4
S
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)115766141366677775667776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2418353130383210715220085665443861341361288917861645936
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NW
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
E
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
1.73
2:07PM
1.70
2:24AM
1.90
2:40PM
1.85
2:56AM
2.03
3:12PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.50
8:10PM
0.41
8:37AM
0.34
8:44PM
0.26
9:08AM
0.21
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:36-
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------------1111841--
Temp. °C232322222526262524232326302423232223232121222222
Feels °C (?)262624242526262623222125292121222224242324242425
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