Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 57 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 57 | 84 | 165 | 226 | 24 | 1001 | 971 | 878 | 1016 | 1565 | 2069 | 2263 | 2012 | 1709 | 1484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.43m | 9:47PM1.55m | 10:21AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.53m | 11:57AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.68m | 3:12PM0.63m | 4:16AM0.72m | 4:34PM0.69m | 5:45AM0.69m | 6:07PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 88 | 57 | 36 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 31 | 165 | 226 | 975 | 1001 | 971 | 878 | 1016 | 1565 | 2069 | 2263 | 2012 | 1709 | 1484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 37 | 42 | 36 | 423 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 42 | 79 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 22 | 5 | — | 7 | 15 | 57 | 84 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 732 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 229 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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