Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
!
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
8
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1675
1313
1010
800
699
594
426
345
281
184
240
306
243
234
311
1204
423
400
454
478
261
215
165
167
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
30
N
25
N
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
S
25
SW
15
WSW
20
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:09PM1.37m
9:44AM1.26m
10:53PM1.42m
11:28AM1.32m
00:06AM1.54m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.80m
3:43AM0.89m
4:05PM0.81m
5:27AM0.82m
5:35PM0.73m
6:31AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:13
5:13
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
18
17
16
20
28
33
31
26
24
22
20
19
22
23
22
20
18
17
18
19
21
20
20
20
18
15
13
17
22
28
26
23
20
20
13
15
17
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1675
1313
1010
800
699
594
426
345
281
184
240
306
243
234
157
483
423
400
454
478
51
108
101
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
SE
16
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.4
SE
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
38
36
36
23
34
33
33
10
22
22
144
106
102
118
44
58
45
60
39
48
261
215
165
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
12
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
10
10
12
6
29
5
10
5
10
8
21
32
29
46
3
42
40
2
39
34
37
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
E
8
0.8
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
0.6
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
S
4
0.8
SE
4
1.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
6
2
48
25
115
9
2
10
20
311
1204
115
42
35
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
405
220
0
0
11
1
57
1
7
220
309
220
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
3
4
9
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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