Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 408 | 397 | 380 | 440 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 544 | 486 | 492 | 771 | 904 | 933 | 637 | 526 | 444 | 682 | 507 | 386 | 325 | 325 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.41m | 00:47AM1.41m | 1:20PM1.61m | 1:38AM1.58m | 1:59PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.83m | 6:44PM0.80m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:36PM0.60m | 7:43AM0.49m | 8:13PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 426 | 408 | 397 | 380 | 440 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 544 | 486 | 492 | 551 | 664 | 700 | 637 | 526 | 444 | 417 | 379 | 386 | 325 | 325 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 54 | 72 | 77 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 161 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 63 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 771 | 904 | 933 | 58 | 384 | 775 | 682 | 507 | 319 | 230 | 80 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 688 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 162 | 674 | 396 | 277 | 8 | 229 | 94 | 8 | 7 |
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