Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 02 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.7
ESE
1.1
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)888788888686886121313666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)767492164111146127687272228124234737777828597112134115176170
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
2.03
4:47AM
2.08
4:56PM
2.04
5:19AM
2.09
5:27PM
2.00
5:49AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.28
10:34PM
0.15
10:53AM
0.25
11:06PM
0.14
11:25AM
0.26
11:36PM
0.18
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------5:24-------5:26-------5:26
Sunset--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262727262524242526282725242423242627262524242324
Feels °C (?)282828292827272726282726242524252526252523242526
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