Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
21.9° 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 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

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Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
0.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
S
1
E
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)151515141414141313781212128128121616888899996771514131516151414136778881012121210121112111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1290114910261003112010458586277111054117049336830523521115918823530230028629126329327028036546354667584636741119121612029558325614965075311194949395364439637520525550541550588505470420419365344
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
N
15
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.53
2:48AM
1.65
3:18PM
1.64
3:26AM
1.72
3:54PM
1.74
4:02AM
1.77
4:28PM
1.82
4:36AM
1.81
5:03PM
1.88
5:10AM
1.82
5:37PM
1.90
5:45AM
1.80
6:13PM
1.90
6:22AM
1.76
6:51PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
0.61
9:06AM
0.47
9:20PM
0.52
9:41AM
0.38
9:58PM
0.45
10:14AM
0.31
10:34PM
0.40
10:47AM
0.26
11:09PM
0.37
11:21AM
0.24
11:45PM
0.37
11:55AM
0.25
12:22AM
0.39
12:31PM
0.30
1:02AM
0.45
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13---
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------111221-----------------12211111-
Temp. °C191816151414172021201818171821201918181615152021212219201917161515151615151619212118171818192221201919181818171717161616
Feels °C (?)15151312111014161918151413141817171515131111181819191415151211910121414141313131412131414161818181718181717161617161617
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