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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 14 Feb 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
25.6° 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 2PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (14 Feb)8ft (2.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
1
2
!
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
2.3
SSW
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
SSE
3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1478988881413131213131111101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1655471031157988574668458537281684142312531070957604335244194158117197194230398
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
0
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.52
2:43PM
1.63
3:06AM
1.70
3:13PM
1.77
3:34AM
1.86
3:41PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.71
8:56PM
0.56
9:09AM
0.56
9:23PM
0.41
9:38AM
0.42
9:49PM
0.28
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:35------
Sunset----6:44-------6:43-------6:42---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
251543311111---1--------
Temp. °C232222202020202019202122222221212021232323232221
Feels °C (?)191616151616171717171819192121222022232122222121
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