Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 992 | 1216 | 1010 | 761 | 761 | 683 | 614 | 614 | 546 | 546 | 546 | 486 | 486 | 435 | 396 | 403 | 361 | 319 | 319 | 282 | 410 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.65m | 8:03AM1.46m | 8:36PM1.52m | 8:51AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.50m | 2:06AM0.65m | 2:09PM0.64m | 2:56AM0.77m | 2:58PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 992 | 1216 | 1010 | 761 | 761 | 683 | 614 | 614 | 546 | 546 | 546 | 486 | 486 | 435 | 396 | 403 | 361 | 319 | 319 | 282 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 29 | 126 | 78 | 78 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 15 | 91 | 89 | 103 | 13 | 15 | 176 | 222 | 204 | 141 | 99 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 179 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 18 | 28 | 58 | 160 | 410 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 321 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 400 | 6 | 0 |
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