Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 161 | 161 | 140 | 112 | 115 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 94 | 241 | 202 | 261 | 392 | 645 | 464 | 274 | 298 | 329 | 699 | 1428 | 2068 | 1824 | 2037 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | 7:38AM1.45m | 8:11PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | 1:31AM0.65m | 1:46PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 161 | 161 | 161 | 140 | 112 | 115 | 376 | 535 | 416 | 296 | 134 | 202 | 98 | 75 | 645 | 464 | 274 | 92 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 49 | 48 | 1494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 84 | 125 | 184 | 337 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 163 | 145 | — | — | — | 43 | 42 | 71 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 8 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 73 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | 51 | 94 | 241 | 4 | 261 | 392 | 361 | 237 | 327 | 298 | 329 | 699 | 1428 | 2068 | 1824 | 2037 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 900 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 321 | 900 | 6 | 67 | 1430 | 1430 | 674 | 45 | 1955 | 2615 | 1430 | 788 | 729 |
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