Ansteys Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Ansteys today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
1
1
4
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.7
SSW
6
0.7
ENE
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
1
ENE
6
0.7
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.9
SSW
6
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
186
62
488
328
248
187
127
103
1065
655
521
411
255
224
157
116
68
56
60
209
697
257
27
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
5
S
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:37AM1.37m
8:04PM1.40m
8:28AM1.22m
9:28PM1.25m
12:11PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.74m
1:39PM0.78m
2:29AM0.89m
2:31PM0.94m
5:06AM0.97m
6:20PM1.00m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
20
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
23
27
20
20
19
Feels °C
16
11
12
15
15
18
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
20
25
13
13
12
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