Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 155 | 157 | 150 | 140 | 69 | 169 | 161 | 153 | 159 | 167 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 52 | 71 | 108 | 141 | 215 | 274 | 923 | 637 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.23m | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 162 | 155 | 157 | 150 | 140 | 37 | 169 | 161 | 153 | 159 | 167 | 119 | 119 | 376 | 437 | 416 | 300 | 215 | 126 | 98 | 410 | 637 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 84 | 125 | 184 | 337 | 94 | 52 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 145 | — | 75 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 99 | 73 | 12 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 108 | 141 | 215 | 274 | 923 | 113 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 677 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 162 | 321 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 229 | 229 | 39 | 67 | 163 |
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