Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 139 | 105 | 137 | 95 | 57 | 80 | 55 | 80 | 85 | 103 | 224 | 224 | 345 | 709 | 1582 | 1120 | 481 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.09m | 3:23AM1.97m | 3:39PM2.13m | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.16m | 9:27AM0.14m | 9:52PM0.12m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 83 | 79 | 89 | 61 | 48 | 80 | 54 | 80 | 85 | 103 | 224 | 224 | 193 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 481 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 35 | 37 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 55 | 5 | 5 | — | 21 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 149 | 139 | 105 | 137 | 95 | — | 37 | 55 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 345 | 709 | 1582 | 1120 | 347 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 45 | 163 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 163 | 900 | 1214 | 94 | 8 |
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