Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2753 | 1860 | 1531 | 1036 | 891 | 769 | 769 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 463 | 372 | 551 | 740 | 778 | 723 | 593 | 545 | 521 | 593 | 778 | 1169 | 1395 | 2080 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | 3:52AM1.89m | 4:09PM2.04m | 4:18AM1.95m | 4:36PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | 9:57AM0.19m | 10:18PM0.22m | 10:23AM0.13m | 10:45PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2753 | 1860 | 1531 | 1036 | 891 | 769 | 769 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 463 | 371 | 368 | 292 | 233 | 235 | 184 | 304 | 256 | 256 | 190 | 187 | 141 | 1159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | SE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 7 | 219 | 284 | 278 | 211 | 190 | — | — | — | 46 | 20 | 86 | 129 | 127 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 59 | 92 | 168 | 279 | 392 | 394 | 333 | 294 | 310 | 372 | 551 | 740 | 778 | 723 | 593 | 545 | 521 | 593 | 778 | 1169 | 1395 | 2080 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 706 | 688 | 693 | 706 | 546 | 362 | 362 | 402 | 425 | 395 | 554 | 468 | 402 | 213 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 425 | 468 | 502 | 395 | 210 |
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