Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 306 | 390 | 373 | 389 | 327 | 550 | 220 | 176 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 62 | 55 | 125 | 121 | 167 | 238 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:50AM1.46m | 8:12PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.39m | 10:28PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.67m | 1:19AM0.64m | 2:04PM0.84m | 2:49AM0.77m | 4:22PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 288 | 220 | 176 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 62 | 44 | 125 | 121 | 90 | 65 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 67 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 64 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 210 | 306 | 390 | 373 | 389 | 327 | 550 | — | 7 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 55 | 90 | 104 | 167 | 238 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 396 | 415 | 395 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 8 | 162 | 163 | 67 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 37 | 89 | 163 | 89 | 39 | 7 |
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