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Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
26.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888886777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68132104104807878585757575555545657804510710466127157186
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
5
ENE
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
N
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
1.75
3:09PM
1.86
3:37AM
1.91
3:49PM
1.96
4:13AM
2.02
4:24PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
0.49
9:01AM
0.49
9:24PM
0.33
9:43AM
0.36
10:01PM
0.22
10:20AM
0.28
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:22-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------6:53-------6:53-------6:52-
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C242323242626262525242325262626252524232425272726
Feels °C (?)272526272726282828272528282728282827262727282828
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