Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 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 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
ESE
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)131311111010910108910999101010101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)917826401335239194166120117159289313325333430614683697697739680667680862
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.77
3:34AM
1.86
3:41PM
1.89
4:01AM
1.99
4:09PM
1.98
4:29AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.41
9:38AM
0.42
9:49PM
0.28
10:07AM
0.31
10:17PM
0.18
10:35AM
0.24
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset6:43-------6:42-------6:40-------
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322222121232323222220192124252523232221232526
Feels °C (?)202121212121222121212220182021232323242422242526
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