Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 220 | 206 | 202 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 287 | 154 | 135 | 130 | 128 | 92 | 102 | 60 | 68 | 88 | 145 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.00m | 2:51AM1.89m | 3:07PM2.09m | 3:23AM1.97m | 3:39PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.25m | 8:53AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.16m | 9:27AM0.14m | 9:52PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 287 | 220 | 206 | 202 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 57 | 76 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 111 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 30 | 48 | 55 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 16 | 15 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 57 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 68 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 67 | 102 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 287 | 154 | 135 | 130 | 128 | 92 | 102 | 60 | 68 | 88 | 145 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 277 | 396 | 161 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 688 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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