Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 111 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 149 | 216 | 427 | 296 | 139 | 94 | 120 | 147 | 120 | 131 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.34m | 10:33PM1.41m | 11:49AM1.33m | 00:34AM1.45m | 1:29PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.80m | 5:21AM0.80m | 6:06PM0.81m | 7:07AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 111 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 50 | 244 | 172 | 139 | 94 | 120 | 147 | 120 | 87 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 57 | 87 | 93 | 85 | 51 | 64 | 47 | 43 | 34 | 104 | 91 | 51 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 63 | 30 | 90 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 149 | 216 | 427 | 296 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 30 | 71 | 131 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 163 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 210 | 210 | 272 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 161 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 362 |
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