Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 0.7m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 157 | 475 | 1045 | 3506 | 4484 | 4088 | 3142 | 2314 | 1550 | 1159 | 984 | 683 | 555 | 251 | 350 | 352 | 449 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.40m | 1:37PM1.54m | 1:54AM1.59m | 2:21PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.85m | 7:14AM0.69m | 7:49PM0.65m | 8:04AM0.49m | 8:32PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 157 | 122 | 1045 | 3506 | 4484 | 4088 | 3142 | 2314 | 1550 | 1159 | 984 | 683 | 555 | 251 | 350 | 266 | 158 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 143 | 138 | 133 | 361 | 146 | 118 | 121 | — | 70 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 125 | 6 | 167 | 31 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 22 | E 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 10 | — | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 46 | 475 | 117 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 31 | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 24 | 48 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 93 | 136 | 230 | 352 | 449 | 435 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 900 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 502 | 6 | 468 | 677 | 688 | 468 | 362 |
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