Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 94 | 150 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 81 | 97 | 119 | 181 | 345 | 438 | 674 | 829 | 1223 | 1966 | 2541 | 1985 | 1009 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13AM2.02m | 4:29PM2.13m | 4:41AM2.00m | 4:56PM2.09m | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.09m | 10:38PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 94 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 50 | 91 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 51 | 71 | 87 | 119 | 41 | 73 | 83 | 454 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 10 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 66 | 26 | 99 | 103 | 87 | 41 | 81 | 51 | 37 | 211 | 146 | 140 | 17 | 72 | 25 | 2 | — | 34 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 106 | 106 | 174 | 180 | 237 | 37 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 150 | 34 | 49 | 67 | 77 | 56 | 97 | 119 | 181 | 345 | 438 | 674 | 829 | 1223 | 1966 | 2541 | 1985 | 1009 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 688 | 732 | 732 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 546 | 693 | 546 | 448 |
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