Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 05 Mar 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2
ENE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)666778777777778777789101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17017613321434649556948942839419914313214017323414010973442116255922672459
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
N
15
SW
10
SW
5
N
10
E
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
30
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
2.13
4:59PM
2.03
5:16AM
2.09
5:24PM
1.97
5:41AM
2.01
5:48PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.20
11:05PM
0.16
11:23AM
0.25
11:30PM
0.23
11:47AM
0.34
11:53PM
0.33
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:50------
Sunset----6:24-------6:23-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1------5--------21
Temp. °C232428282827262524252627262424252425252422222119
Feels °C (?)252427272729292826282930302827282623181613141515
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