Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 353 | 207 | 183 | 159 | 137 | 134 | 135 | 144 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 142 | 141 | 340 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 2000 | 1847 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.44m | 6:36PM1.40m | 7:22AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.24m | 10:03AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.80m | 00:58AM0.80m | 1:24PM0.96m | 2:21AM0.92m | 5:09PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 246 | 246 | 207 | 183 | 159 | 137 | 134 | 135 | 144 | 76 | 62 | 50 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 142 | 141 | 133 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 1847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 337 | 353 | 1 | 39 | 69 | 91 | 114 | 106 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 340 | 572 | 2202 | 2316 | 2000 | 3471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 677 | 788 | 163 | 396 | 229 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1284 | 546 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 162 | 887 | 856 | 856 | 676 | 8 |
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