Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
SSW
0.5
E
0.4
E
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)1313121212677888998810101061010887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2222152441811391492487306613142562371721541259471711924930488357306
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
WNW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
1.59
2:25PM
1.68
2:50AM
1.79
3:03PM
1.84
3:24AM
1.95
3:35PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.64
8:38PM
0.50
8:58AM
0.46
9:12PM
0.34
9:31AM
0.32
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:45-------5:46-------5:47----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:28-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------422311---
Temp. °C222222232729282727252424262625232322191920212221
Feels °C (?)232322232730283029242527272726242420141414161817
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