Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 07 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.6
SSW
2.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)88885791010111212121212121312141212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2041691381381336931834241022142153188818061581129011708059008741303649538472581308
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
NNW
5
WSW
25
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
2.01
5:48PM
1.88
6:05AM
1.90
6:11PM
1.76
6:28AM
1.76
6:33PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
0.23
11:47AM
0.34
11:53PM
0.33
12:11PM
0.46
12:16AM
0.46
12:35PM
0.59
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset------6:22-------6:21-------6:20-
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----112111111-1-------
Temp. °C252524252625232221201919202020202020202022232322
Feels °C (?)292827242118161617171718191920212121212121212222
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