Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 282 | 478 | 317 | 251 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 108 | 108 | 601 | 887 | 1328 | 1677 | 1690 | 1085 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.41m | 10:13AM1.23m | 11:07PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.77m | 2:58PM0.77m | 4:10AM0.86m | 4:18PM0.88m | 6:01AM0.86m | 6:17PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 282 | 235 | 178 | 148 | 118 | 99 | 81 | 57 | 286 | 162 | 108 | 103 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 192 | 1085 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 179 | 174 | 218 | 154 | 141 | 101 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 108 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 43 | 249 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 99 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 158 | 189 | 57 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 50 | 26 | 40 | 82 | 209 | 478 | 317 | 251 | — | 9 | 27 | — | 560 | 33 | 248 | 601 | 887 | 1328 | 1677 | 1690 | 1824 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 326 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 115 | 162 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 362 | 674 | 674 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 8 | 7 |
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