Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)111199111111119999566666567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8582977488888685767678576691988064515960163124145349
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
1.93
3:11PM
1.90
3:26AM
2.02
3:39PM
1.96
3:53AM
2.07
4:05PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
0.32
9:16PM
0.26
9:35AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.20
10:02AM
0.20
10:09PM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----1-------111-------
Temp. °C242425252524232323232525252424232323242524242423
Feels °C (?)262625242423232323232424242324232322222221212221
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