Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 591 | 477 | 400 | 400 | 191 | 169 | 204 | 175 | 233 | 233 | 277 | 335 | 335 | 426 | 434 | 394 | 400 | 450 | 432 | 492 | 706 | 627 | 676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03AM1.96m | 4:26PM2.07m | 4:37AM2.00m | 4:59PM2.09m | 5:10AM1.98m | 5:30PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.18m | 10:45AM0.09m | 11:08PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 659 | 591 | 477 | 400 | 400 | 191 | 169 | 204 | 175 | 233 | 233 | 277 | 335 | 335 | 426 | 434 | 394 | 400 | 450 | 432 | 492 | 514 | 627 | 676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 66 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 107 | 120 | 112 | 88 | 91 | 65 | 59 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 20 | S 23 | S 23 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 14 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 73 | 80 | 29 | 30 | 69 | 62 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 706 | 27 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 849 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 693 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
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