Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)16157779567677778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)73567390787814510830257046522729436436011021407130311751114993823292295312
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
SSW
10
SE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
2.06
4:48PM
2.19
5:01AM
2.05
5:20PM
2.14
5:33AM
1.97
5:53PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.10
10:35AM
0.03
10:58PM
0.10
11:07AM
0.06
11:30PM
0.16
11:40AM
0.16
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:00----
Sunset------5:44-------5:45-------5:45-
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121222322212121212122252525232424252325232121
Feels °C (?)232323242220192020201920212326252522222226211817
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ansteys (light winds from the SSW at Mount Edgecombe 25 km from Ansteys). 0.5m 9s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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25 km away, 2 h 9 min ago

6 km/h
SSW
0.0
21.1
Air / Water (°C)
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