Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 653 | 666 | 669 | 609 | 530 | 452 | 394 | 411 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 522 | 652 | 823 | 824 | 1064 | 1076 | 967 | 1755 | 1521 | 1358 | 1303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 627 | 653 | 666 | 669 | 609 | 530 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 340 | 172 | 347 | 340 | 386 | 377 | 463 | 407 | 334 | 407 | 1414 | 1521 | 1358 | 1303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 17 | — | 24 | 9 | 340 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 | — | 18 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | 180 | 209 | 250 | 411 | 267 | 378 | 251 | 522 | 652 | 823 | 824 | 1064 | 1076 | 967 | 1755 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 732 | 163 | 732 | 424 | 424 | 210 | 163 | 448 | 788 | 321 | 163 | 218 | 788 | 129 | 162 | 218 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 8 |
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