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Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ansteys today?
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | |
132 | 171 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 141 | 136 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 104 | 111 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.52m | 8:50AM1.38m | 9:47PM1.47m | 10:23AM1.34m | 11:11PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.61m | 2:45AM0.75m | 3:08PM0.71m | 4:18AM0.78m | 4:35PM0.74m | 5:41AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 117 | 97 | 97 | 79 | 100 | 100 | 79 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 141 | 136 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 104 | 111 | 70 | 97 | 93 | 121 | 117 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 171 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 56 | 22 | 15 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 98 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 15 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 60 | 26 | 54 | 51 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 20 | — | 27 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 130 | 162 | 163 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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