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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
2
0
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.6
ENE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999988861313131313131387777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10194949494116113143200345423423417411404330308301323236217385555782
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
ESE
20
E
20
NE
5
NE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
0
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
1.58
7:41PM
1.40
8:21AM
1.43
8:26PM
1.25
9:57AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
0.64
1:51PM
0.82
1:50AM
0.80
2:40PM
0.96
2:41AM
0.96
5:43PM
1.04
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---5:30-------5:31-------5:31----
Sunset------6:47-------6:46-------6:46-
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-------------13-------1
Temp. °C252524262727272625232424272827232323232529292824
Feels °C (?)272626292828293028232628292832242524232326262722
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