Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)677777756667666666667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10712410891706740799692847370515034202477175121158286614
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
1.90
2:40PM
1.85
2:56AM
2.03
3:12PM
1.97
3:30AM
2.12
3:46PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.41
8:37AM
0.34
8:44PM
0.26
9:08AM
0.21
9:17PM
0.15
9:41AM
0.13
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:13-------6:15-------6:15----
Sunset------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------111111-----------
Temp. °C252423253026242323222221232324232222212223282826
Feels °C (?)272423252923222123232423262426252322212224282524
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