Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

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Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1.5
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.9
S
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1515151515141414141313131312121281281217788889999961615141416151414121167788881212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)14681474129111431028100598410288587257179757574753643052372151791852886453243453342872952832333353674027568411467140016661219914776442362474565130111751005379315855560474428550511591661658598583
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
15
N
15
N
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
E
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.53
2:48AM
1.65
3:18PM
1.64
3:26AM
1.72
3:54PM
1.74
4:02AM
1.77
4:28PM
1.82
4:36AM
1.81
5:03PM
1.88
5:10AM
1.82
5:37PM
1.90
5:45AM
1.80
6:13PM
1.90
6:22AM
1.76
6:51PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.57
8:39PM
0.61
9:06AM
0.47
9:20PM
0.52
9:41AM
0.38
9:58PM
0.45
10:14AM
0.31
10:34PM
0.40
10:47AM
0.26
11:09PM
0.37
11:21AM
0.24
11:45PM
0.37
11:55AM
0.25
12:22AM
0.39
12:31PM
0.30
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset--5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13-
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------11211------------------------
Temp. °C171919181515141417202220181817182120191918171615202121212118201918151515161515161922211818191917191920191818171619192019
Feels °C (?)14141515121211111316201815141314181717171514121118182018171316151391012141414131315141315151413161719191818171620191918
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