Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 211 | 159 | 132 | 95 | 75 | 224 | 226 | 240 | 84 | 66 | 36 | 26 | 42 | 60 | 64 | 57 | 66 | 130 | 276 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.47m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.66m | 8:30PM0.69m | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 300 | 211 | 159 | 132 | 95 | 75 | 82 | 102 | 105 | 84 | 66 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 75 | 42 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 236 | 232 | 229 | 121 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 132 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 11 | 174 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 66 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 17 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 111 | 5 | 55 | 149 | 75 | 140 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 18 | 37 | 67 | 224 | 224 | 226 | 240 | — | 1 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 60 | 64 | 57 | 66 | 130 | 276 | 724 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 688 | 679 | 415 | 210 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 900 | 39 | 7 | 163 |
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