Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 143 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 220 | 217 | 118 | 80 | 125 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.37m | 1:53PM1.54m | 2:01AM1.53m | 2:18PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.72m | 8:04PM0.67m | 8:04AM0.55m | 8:29PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 143 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 220 | 48 | 51 | 80 | 119 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 62 | 64 | 163 | 51 | 63 | 125 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 75 | 112 | 7 | 118 | 51 | 39 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 102 | 217 | 98 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 849 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 67 |
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