Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (29 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
1.2
S
6
0.4
SSW
15
1.2
S
6
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
172
147
97
88
102
85
88
89
86
41
101
116
115
109
104
81
64
48
48
37
82
34
34
Wind (km/h)
15
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM1.65m
2:55AM1.79m
3:17PM1.70m
3:27AM1.81m
3:50PM1.72m
3:59AM1.80m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.43m
8:44PM0.47m
9:11AM0.38m
9:18PM0.44m
9:42AM0.36m
9:51PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
17
17
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
130
172
147
97
88
54
43
43
36
44
32
101
116
115
109
104
81
64
48
48
37
37
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
14
9
3
9
9
85
85
88
89
86
41
39
35
34
33
10
18
18
22
24
24
34
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
6
3
5
29
29
9
9
9
9
8
17
9
11
10
10
33
32
27
27
27
27
82
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
45
106
92
64
102
2
4
5
6
8
20
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
152
800
406
56
1
1
1
0
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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