Battery Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.83° S 31.04° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is
21.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Battery Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3139
3102
2643
2163
1573
1288
1141
900
884
801
736
674
615
480
418
360
273
229
187
157
124
122
220
327
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02AM1.69m
6:30PM1.78m
6:36AM1.64m
7:07PM1.74m
7:14AM1.58m
7:49PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.46m
12:11PM0.36m
00:39AM0.50m
12:45PM0.40m
1:17AM0.55m
1:24PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
19
20
19
19
17
16
15
15
20
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
14
13
13
18
16
18
17
16
14
13
12
17
15
16
18
15
13
11
11
16
16
17
19
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
3139
3102
2643
2163
1573
1288
1141
900
884
801
736
674
615
480
418
360
273
229
187
157
124
122
73
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
103
101
98
94
66
66
65
64
63
63
62
59
59
40
40
25
29
38
44
47
48
38
98
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
100
98
92
16
15
15
14
7
6
6
6
33
30
16
39
39
39
38
20
20
19
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
14
73
83
143
80
104
220
327
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
7
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