Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
4
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
3
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)910121216151514614145678888131314171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5265138708161074894167346193213160100276387470533659687304512561095171616571334
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
N
15
N
30
NNE
40
NE
30
NE
5
S
25
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.89
5:51AM
1.86
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.38
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
1:50PM
0.72
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-------1----111111--
Temp. °C242221202020252625242421211920202020191818171919
Feels °C (?)212020202019222224282415161314141415151314131718
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