Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 17 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2715 | 3716 | 3506 | 2753 | 2215 | 1531 | 1036 | 891 | 769 | 769 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 408 | 508 | 740 | 887 | 753 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | 3:52AM1.89m | 4:09PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | 9:57AM0.19m | 10:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | 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 |
| kJ | 2715 | 3716 | 3506 | 2753 | 2215 | 1531 | 1036 | 891 | 769 | 769 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 371 | 368 | 292 | 233 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | 7 | 219 | 284 | 278 | 211 | 190 | — | — | — | 46 | 20 | 86 | 129 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 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 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 54 | 61 | 103 | 175 | 279 | 403 | 394 | 333 | 302 | 344 | 408 | 508 | 740 | 887 | 753 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 6 | 900 | 6 | 6 | 706 | 688 | 706 | 706 | 693 | 546 | 415 | 402 | 415 | 400 | 468 | 468 | 546 | 425 |
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