Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 10 Mar 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)11119999999999999999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)354300225235270270313313367320313311356351351351351356343335328319363411
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.61
6:57PM
1.47
7:19AM
1.44
7:28PM
1.30
8:05AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
0.60
12:59PM
0.74
1:02AM
0.77
1:29PM
0.89
1:35AM
0.95
2:55PM
1.04
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------6:19-------6:17-------6:16-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120202223232322222222242424232122212124242423
Feels °C (?)222220202222222322232423232223232123212123222222
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