Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 486 | 544 | 553 | 606 | 544 | 544 | 486 | 551 | 755 | 664 | 716 | 664 | 561 | 463 | 898 | 555 | 396 | 379 | 325 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.41m | 00:47AM1.41m | 1:20PM1.61m | 1:38AM1.58m | 1:59PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.80m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:36PM0.60m | 7:43AM0.49m | 8:13PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 380 | 486 | 544 | 553 | 606 | 544 | 544 | 486 | 551 | 551 | 664 | 716 | 664 | 561 | 463 | 426 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 181 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 74 | 60 | 41 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 325 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 755 | — | — | 96 | 409 | 775 | 898 | 555 | 396 | 283 | 82 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 161 | 362 | 277 | 229 | 8 | 321 | 810 | 8 | 7 |
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