Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 499 | 866 | 1636 | 1382 | 1232 | 893 | 840 | 851 | 671 | 645 | 660 | 856 | 560 | 617 | 828 | 1047 | 1126 | 1592 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 146 | 142 | 70 | 1177 | 1067 | 961 | 893 | 840 | 660 | 671 | 576 | 502 | 471 | 81 | 61 | 167 | 152 | 154 | 1097 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 47 | 128 | 67 | 87 | 67 | 88 | 113 | 179 | 108 | 83 | 103 | 79 | 179 | 174 | 61 | 55 | — | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 40 | — | 126 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 113 | 116 | 43 | 44 | 135 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 456 | 499 | 866 | 1636 | 1382 | 1232 | — | — | 851 | — | 645 | 660 | 856 | 560 | 617 | 828 | 1047 | 1126 | 1592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 900 | 815 | 810 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 277 | 277 | 396 | 396 | 229 | 210 |
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