Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 19 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
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)10109999999867777777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30529928723923423423528153327727032134943921526916312811091719090115
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
45
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
2.08
4:30AM
2.19
4:42PM
2.10
5:00AM
2.16
5:13PM
2.05
5:32AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.08
10:38AM
0.12
10:49PM
0.08
11:09AM
0.16
11:20PM
0.14
11:41AM
0.24
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------6:00--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------32111111------
Temp. °C252423232325282928242322232223222222222222222425
Feels °C (?)272625242426283032192019212123222222232324242525
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