Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is

22.5°C

Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ansteys today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	!	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 15	S 15	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	39	39	55	193	560	1453	516	313	211	167	163	155	121	161	96	79	362	343	71	54	52	136	132	90	215
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:27PM1.75m				1:46AM1.64m					2:03PM1.86m				2:21AM1.74m				2:34PM1.93m				2:52AM1.80m
Low Tide		7:08AM0.55m				7:45PM0.49m				7:47AM0.45m					8:19PM0.38m				8:21AM0.37m				8:49PM0.31m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	6:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	5	6	4	12
Temp °C	21	23	25	26	25	24	26	23	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	22	23	24	24	25	27	27	22	19	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	19	16	16	15	16	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 15	S 15	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	35	19	99	95	78	913	516	313	211	167	163	155	121	96	96	79	362	343	55	201	133	39	39	45	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	S 12	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 10	SSE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	39	39	25	—	—	80	86	57	56	55	55	144	30	21	55	24	81	79	71	54	52	37	60	57	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	NE 7
kJ	64	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	142	—	—	—	14	22	55	26	33	17	17	12	10	11	23	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 8	NW 3	W 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 8	—	SSW 10	S 10	S 4	—	—	—	S 14	S 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	27	15	55	193	560	1453	14	8	8	10	66	—	136	161	20	—	—	—	411	27	43	136	132	90	215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	6	566	918	130	1	6	8	45	163	277	163	163	9	8	8	7	0	8	8	8	67	39	129	163
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Rating (10 max)	2	1			1	1	3	2	1					1	2	1	3	4	2	1	1		2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

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