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Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)771414131312121211118101515141414777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303204213308303526413336268196149108100172215276201189218131135142200255
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
1.56
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
8:59AM
1.51
9:08PM
1.31
10:12AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
3:20PM
0.88
3:21AM
0.83
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----5:05-------5:05-------5:05--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------7:00-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-3-1--------------------
Temp. °C222121222122242424232322222425262624242322252627
Feels °C (?)192021222123252427262523232426282726262624272626
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