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Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 SAST
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Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
24.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1
E
2.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.7
S
1
E
Period(s) (?)1010788881099101010101010101013131313712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34740248810401141937716200865186156156159128168204196156331321335330255305
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.78
3:55PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.88
4:25PM
1.90
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.48
10:08PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-5:11-------5:11-------5:13------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------6:59---
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1---1-1111-----------23
Temp. °C232422232322222020202021222121202121232324232121
Feels °C (?)262216171616181718181921212021202120212022212019
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