Anson Bay surfForecast / Norfolk Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 +12
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Anson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anson Bay sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Anson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Anson Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Anson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
400
303
207
204
158
158
151
138
119
119
224
224
267
485
485
475
422
404
547
534
522
464
594
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
50
E
55
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39AM1.46m
6:12PM1.40m
6:25AM1.49m
6:57PM1.49m
7:05AM1.52m
7:38PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.50m
11:58AM0.42m
00:12AM0.46m
12:40PM0.35m
00:59AM0.43m
1:18PM0.29m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
20
19
18
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
NE
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
544
400
303
207
204
158
158
151
65
119
117
109
100
100
485
485
143
131
131
141
171
205
464
594
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.2
SSW
24
0.7
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
57
5
5
4
5
5
4
55
138
54
119
224
224
267
100
98
475
422
404
547
534
522
116
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
16
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
16
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
24
0.1
N
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
NNE
13
Energy kJ
21
6
6
5
13
12
30
54
4
25
25
25
4
16
55
82
50
233
69
42
41
19
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
S
10
1.4
E
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
E
9
Energy kJ
404
480
462
459
394
394
383
371
262
326
326
285
278
240
206
181
43
50
37
162
283
888
1703
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
1
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
730
730
730
730
754
754
754
730
730
730
730
730
730
754
754
730
754
754
730
730
754
754
754
730
Best forecast wave conditions in Norfolk Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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