Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1
E
2
ENE
1.2
SSW
1.4
E
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)999910101010914999971487787777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)274282246251257260305299287350234377344162363596264274275367183205254214
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
2.15
4:12PM
2.08
4:30AM
2.19
4:42PM
2.10
5:00AM
2.16
5:13PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.13
10:09AM
0.15
10:18PM
0.08
10:38AM
0.12
10:49PM
0.08
11:09AM
0.16
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------6:07-------6:07-------6:06-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------2--1---3
Temp. °C242323242526252423232326293029252424232325242523
Feels °C (?)262424262627262625252427293031212223232424192222
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