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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 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
24.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)889101099999999101010999991489
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171204209305354382373318318280288295295307305347449539474464380811210220
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
2.05
3:42PM
2.01
4:00AM
2.15
4:12PM
2.08
4:30AM
2.19
4:42PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
0.25
9:40AM
0.23
9:48PM
0.13
10:09AM
0.15
10:18PM
0.08
10:38AM
0.12
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---5:56-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------62--------------2
Temp. °C232222242627262423232223262625242423232629262524
Feels °C (?)252323262627282725252325272726262725242731232323
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