Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 702 | 728 | 600 | 528 | 356 | 411 | 572 | 744 | 703 | 575 | 449 | 221 | 131 | 286 | 132 | 143 | 152 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:58PM2.09m | 4:12AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:50PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.17m | 10:14AM0.20m | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 702 | 303 | 256 | 335 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 449 | 221 | 131 | 66 | 132 | 138 | 152 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 63 | 127 | 92 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 14 | 65 | 90 | 96 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | NE 7 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 34 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 823 | — | 728 | 600 | 528 | 356 | 411 | 572 | 744 | 703 | 575 | — | 14 | 95 | 286 | 240 | 143 | 80 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 210 | 400 | 788 | 272 | 321 | 6 | 115 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 162 | 8 | 8 |
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