Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 464 | 520 | 561 | 511 | 449 | 294 | 143 | 90 | 320 | 192 | 148 | 95 | 122 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 192 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:50PM1.97m | 5:05AM1.81m | 5:15PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.20m | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.26m | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:06AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 449 | 294 | 143 | 78 | 132 | 138 | 148 | 95 | 122 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 192 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 8 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 99 | 98 | 14 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 52 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SSW 11 | S 15 | — | S 12 | — | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 20 | 46 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 33 | 34 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 419 | 464 | 520 | 561 | 511 | — | 17 | 101 | 277 | 320 | 192 | 97 | 86 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 788 | 311 | 210 | 6 | 115 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 677 | 162 | 163 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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