Battery Beach surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)75667888888867101010121256787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2228451012447697502642021911351021121132942572121729859237353256318
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
20
SW
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
2.12
3:46PM
2.04
4:03AM
2.14
4:21PM
2.05
4:38AM
2.10
4:56PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.13
9:52PM
0.10
10:14AM
0.11
10:27PM
0.12
10:49AM
0.15
11:03PM
0.20
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----5:35-------5:34-------5:32---
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212226292626272625262423232221212121252829292928
Feels °C (?)222325292627262524242119212223222120242727272727
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