Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is

22.4°C

Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ansteys today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	SE 10	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	84	81	73	61	50	52	161	196	201	197	90	97	119	142	160	165	164	198	187	229	342
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			8:12PM1.36m				9:46AM1.39m				10:28PM1.30m					11:39AM1.48m				00:09AM1.39m
Low Tide	2:04PM0.84m				2:49AM0.77m				4:22PM0.89m				4:54AM0.78m					6:08PM0.77m


	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	6:19
mm	—	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	23	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	21	20	20	21	22	20	21	22	21	22	21	21	20	21	20	24	22	21	21	22	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 5	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	S 6	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 7
kJ	84	81	64	61	48	36	161	196	201	10	8	73	102	74	98	165	139	153	63	61	220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SE 9	SW 13	SE 9	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	E 9
kJ	77	79	73	46	50	31	21	15	11	13	7	3	12	20	31	94	92	88	23	12	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 11	E 11	ESE 11	SE 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SW 13	S 10	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	—	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	—	4	21	37	34	52	23	14	13	7	2	14	3	3	—	39	39	24	23	23	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SE 5	—	E 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7
kJ	13	35	31	34	37	17	—	188	—	197	90	97	119	142	160	—	164	198	187	229	342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	163	8	8	8	8	163	6	6	468	6	161	129	115	115	546	6	6	362	6	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast		Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Wedge	Dairy Beach (New Pier)		Reunion	Reunion		Reunion						Reunion	Reunion		Reunion	Warner Beach	Warner Beach
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1		2	2		2						2	2		2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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