Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.4
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888868899912129999999881199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1981641351141509799120126131146146119119119119122125119113108111125125
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
1.62
2:09PM
1.65
2:27AM
1.79
2:42PM
1.79
2:58AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.67
8:04AM
0.60
8:15PM
0.50
8:38AM
0.44
8:47PM
0.36
9:07AM
0.32
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset5:58-------5:55-------5:54-------
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C262424232324252424232323232324242424232323242626
Feels °C (?)252322222425262525252526262624242526262727282927
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