Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 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 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)111110101010999988669999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)561487388373318299207218165956969555555575758585860606162
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
20
ENE
25
E
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
2.05
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
5:57AM
2.07
6:05PM
1.94
6:28AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.21
11:13PM
0.11
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.16
12:04PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.25
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41
Sunset--6:38-------6:37-------6:37-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1------1---
Temp. °C272727252524232527272726252424252727262524232324
Feels °C (?)292831293028262929273028292727282827272625252424
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