Battery Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.83° S 31.04° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Battery Beach sea temperature is

22.2°C

Battery Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	61	62	64	125	121	235	89	69	100	104	130	125	122	129	143	176	171	227	159	135	116	108	93	92	71	63
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	NW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:46AM1.39m				10:28PM1.30m					11:39AM1.48m				00:09AM1.39m				12:43PM1.62m				1:06AM1.53m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.77m				4:22PM0.89m				4:54AM0.78m					6:08PM0.77m				6:16AM0.67m				7:05PM0.62m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	6:20
mm	—	1	1	1	—	1	2	3	2	4	4	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	21	21	21	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	21	23	23	23	21	21	22	22	21	21	22	21	24	24	22	19	22	24	25	23	22	24	25	24	24	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	S 5	SSE 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	E 10	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 6
kJ	61	37	39	125	121	149	89	68	73	102	100	125	122	108	88	63	171	157	159	135	114	94	93	92	71	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	E 7	E 7	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSW 6	ESE 9	SE 9	SSW 11	E 10	SSW 10	S 9	E 10	S 9	S 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9
kJ	46	48	35	30	29	22	12	8	3	12	130	31	40	92	24	23	60	60	58	55	55	39	70	68	65	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 13	SSW 12	SE 9	SSW 10	—	—	S 9	S 17	S 17	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 4	E 9	E 9	SSW 13
kJ	37	50	52	23	23	13	13	7	14	3	20	—	—	39	6	23	22	46	74	84	116	108	9	26	25	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	ENE 6	—	—	S 8	S 4	SW 4	—	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	34	62	64	—	—	235	32	69	100	104	—	103	97	129	143	176	161	227	—	—	30	10	8	—	51	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Margate Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	1	2	2	7	556	556	352	79	152	119	105	79	7	7	7	220	0	0	2	406	563	131	0	0	0	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Wedge	Brighton Beach	Addington (South Beach)	Reunion									Reunion	Reunion	Reunion		Warner Beach	Umzumbe	Vetchs Reef			Southbroom	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Warner Beach	Reunion
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1									1	2	2		2	2	3			2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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