Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1
S
1
S
1.8
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)999898571012141515151413121277111157
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15912696451035740246104615101762217520931371893547416327501465233224190467
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
5
NE
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
30
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
10
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.90
6:17AM
1.92
6:23PM
1.81
6:53AM
1.83
6:58PM
1.69
7:30AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
0.26
12:23PM
0.44
12:35AM
0.35
1:00PM
0.54
1:09AM
0.47
1:39PM
0.66
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----5:01-------5:03-------5:03--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------7:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1111----2------
Temp. °C272523232325252424222221212224242424242323242524
Feels °C (?)272924222324232022212323222121212225252524232321
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