Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 225 | 189 | 181 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 86 | 90 | 118 | 151 | 299 | 575 | 375 | 480 | 441 | 253 | 226 | 187 | 163 | 134 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.70m | 5:40PM1.72m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:06PM1.57m | 6:32AM1.44m | 6:36PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.40m | 11:32AM0.50m | 11:53PM0.52m | 11:58AM0.64m | 00:21AM0.66m | 12:30PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 225 | 189 | 181 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 86 | 90 | 118 | 138 | 218 | 318 | 375 | 298 | 298 | 253 | 226 | 187 | 163 | 134 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 103 | 144 | 68 | 87 | 84 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 17 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 22 | 9 | 28 | 53 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 69 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | 35 | 38 | — | 151 | 299 | 575 | 309 | 480 | 441 | 116 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 64 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 788 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 396 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 8 |
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