Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 432 | 432 | 459 | 486 | 496 | 515 | 524 | 526 | 606 | 695 | 792 | 778 | 683 | 670 | 573 | 734 | 637 | 440 | 426 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.06m | 5:41AM1.91m | 6:00PM1.97m | 6:10AM1.80m | 6:29PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.12m | 11:39PM0.23m | 11:47AM0.20m | 00:10AM0.33m | 12:15PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 441 | 432 | 432 | 459 | 486 | 496 | 515 | 524 | 526 | 606 | 695 | 792 | 778 | 683 | 670 | 573 | 524 | 449 | 440 | 426 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 44 | 73 | 51 | 42 | 36 | 61 | 734 | 637 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 546 | 6 | 6 | 161 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
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