Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 11 Feb 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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (11 Feb)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
NE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)787777888888888888888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41722621722917828143856170961625317814512710313311111111110810589120120
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
S
5
NE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
1.25
9:57AM
1.29
12:17AM
1.18
1:09PM
1.34
2:01AM
1.34
2:08PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
0.96
5:43PM
1.04
6:24AM
1.02
7:49PM
0.90
7:58AM
0.88
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise---5:31-------5:33-------5:33----
Sunset------6:46-------6:45-------6:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------111------
Temp. °C242423252728282626242425262626262524232324262625
Feels °C (?)272724262627272931272424242528292725232325272827
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