Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
1.5
SSW
0.6
E
2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)88910121216155566658789101313131418
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)933215265138708301074750541171901448110041439634919136020371592121810641735
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NE
10
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.89
5:51AM
1.86
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.24
11:41PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.38
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--5:30-------5:30-------5:29-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-------11-----111-
Temp. °C262524222120192024262524242120191920212119181819
Feels °C (?)222020201920191920212227231514111213131515141516
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