Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
3
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3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SE
11
2.3
SSW
9
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1435
1388
1198
1009
777
729
593
848
1847
2483
4112
3174
3253
1355
1691
2877
2598
2376
2101
1735
1271
1062
480
674
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
NW
15
ENE
10
NE
10
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM1.55m
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
7:40PM1.42m
7:56AM1.31m
9:09PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.64m
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
1:10PM0.72m
1:56AM0.85m
2:20PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:15
5:15
5:15
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
24
25
23
22
22
19
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
22
22
21
19
18
13
13
15
22
22
21
20
20
16
16
16
18
18
19
20
19
17
17
17
21
20
21
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SSW
10
2
S
11
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
Energy kJ
1435
1388
1198
1009
777
729
593
363
994
1229
1392
1544
1494
1355
1691
2877
2598
2376
2101
1735
1271
1062
480
674
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.7
S
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
11
1.2
S
12
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
26
32
21
22
36
35
194
255
196
178
114
486
761
938
627
43
41
144
106
39
37
59
383
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1
SSE
12
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SSE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
54
10
10
10
8
54
35
293
9
149
236
86
85
51
48
47
41
40
39
38
36
36
23
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
463
848
1847
2483
4112
3174
3253
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
1
1
1
1
4
153
29
0
0
0
0
0
2
154
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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