Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 348 | 303 | 334 | 268 | 262 | 227 | 204 | 173 | 163 | 146 | 167 | 191 | 191 | 175 | 198 | 234 | 298 | 362 | 475 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.90m | 5:51AM1.76m | 6:05PM1.73m | 6:41AM1.61m | 6:54PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.33m | 11:40PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.49m | 00:23AM0.48m | 12:47PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 348 | 348 | 303 | 334 | 268 | 262 | 227 | 204 | 173 | 163 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 117 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 14 | SW 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 11 | 89 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 33 | — | 30 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 83 | 119 | 146 | 167 | 191 | 191 | 175 | 198 | 234 | 298 | 362 | 475 | 447 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1208 | 900 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 676 | 688 | 962 | 962 | 706 | 706 | 566 | 362 | 362 | 677 | 677 | 546 | 468 | 299 |
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