Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)88799910109999101010101010101010777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253217181196196207262312287264220220214233288302296467416408347483507419
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
20
SW
30
SSW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
1.52
2:49PM
1.68
3:17AM
1.66
3:23PM
1.77
3:49AM
1.78
3:55PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.66
8:39AM
0.68
9:07PM
0.54
9:17AM
0.58
9:38PM
0.43
9:51AM
0.48
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:11----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1----------12
Temp. °C242323242424242323222222232424242322222422222222
Feels °C (?)242222222122222224232323242423232324222216161719
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