Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)667787788889999999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202257281273191186156114113949712012612612312211911994119125153150140
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
N
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
1.48
1:51AM
1.62
2:09PM
1.65
2:27AM
1.79
2:42PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.79
7:36PM
0.67
8:04AM
0.60
8:15PM
0.50
8:38AM
0.44
8:47PM
0.36
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----5:58-------5:55-------5:54---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1---1-----------11-
Temp. °C232427282624242323232424242323232323242424242323
Feels °C (?)252629312722222224242625252526262625242425272726
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