Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 546 | 537 | 542 | 486 | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 361 | 319 | 319 | 422 | 296 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.46m | 8:36PM1.52m | 8:51AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.41m | 10:13AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.64m | 2:56AM0.77m | 2:58PM0.77m | 4:10AM0.86m | 4:18PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 546 | 546 | 537 | 542 | 486 | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 361 | 319 | 319 | 217 | 162 | 111 | 93 | 96 | 74 | 57 | 232 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 15 | 91 | 89 | 149 | 138 | 179 | 174 | 218 | 154 | 141 | 101 | 278 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 99 | 68 | 62 | 44 | 71 | 158 | 143 | 57 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 48 | 25 | 39 | 65 | 165 | 422 | 296 | 204 | — | 6 | 16 | 15 | 447 | 469 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 424 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 229 | 163 | 39 | 8 | 8 |
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