Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 104 | 102 | 146 | 141 | 110 | 82 | 58 | 59 | 1615 | 1858 | 1847 | 1677 | 1393 | 1149 | 998 | 912 | 1097 | 731 | 638 | 587 | 616 | 574 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.59m | 2:27PM1.68m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:12PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.67m | 8:10AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.50m | 8:56AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 104 | 102 | 146 | 141 | 110 | 82 | 58 | 59 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 870 | 121 | 123 | 137 | 616 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | SW 16 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 43 | 104 | 89 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 94 | 69 | 118 | 163 | 181 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 63 | 119 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 22 | 69 | 40 | 65 | 160 | 202 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 13 | 78 | 198 | 350 | 929 | 1615 | 1858 | 1847 | 1677 | 1393 | 1149 | 998 | 912 | 1097 | 731 | 638 | 587 | — | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 161 | 218 | 362 | 732 | 677 | 396 | 396 | 321 | 277 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 900 | 900 | 1239 | 900 | 788 |
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