Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
ESE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)6666776677888888661011121275
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37362718224035104240478250226202159131891061162591911831096654
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
15
SW
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
1.97
3:30AM
2.12
3:46PM
2.04
4:03AM
2.14
4:21PM
2.05
4:38AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.15
9:41AM
0.13
9:52PM
0.10
10:14AM
0.11
10:27PM
0.12
10:49AM
0.15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322212122272827272527252625242322222121212630
Feels °C (?)252524222222262726262326252522212223242321212528
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