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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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 11 |
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 |
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) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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