Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 194 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 132 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 123 | 181 | 220 | 138 | 277 | 477 | 1355 | 956 | 696 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03PM2.04m | 3:17AM1.93m | 3:31PM2.09m | 3:45AM1.96m | 3:58PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.21m | 9:20AM0.18m | 9:42PM0.16m | 9:47AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 234 | 194 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 132 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 123 | 85 | 108 | 138 | 85 | 41 | 782 | 660 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 22 | 33 | 53 | 36 | 116 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 38 | 120 | 115 | 18 | 40 | 2 | 67 | 63 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 93 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 78 | 74 | 48 | 98 | 37 | 101 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 110 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 27 | 34 | 181 | 220 | 113 | 277 | 477 | 1355 | 956 | 696 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 677 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 561 | 732 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
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