Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 08 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)111212121212121213141212121212111111999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290624183181180615721415117080510121427980846538464441357300230269269318380375367
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
0
SSW
5
W
5
W
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossonononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.90
6:11PM
1.76
6:28AM
1.76
6:33PM
1.62
6:52AM
1.61
6:57PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
0.33
12:11PM
0.46
12:16AM
0.46
12:35PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.60
12:59PM
0.74
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:52----
Sunset------6:21-------6:20-------6:19-
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2-111-------------------
Temp. °C222119192022222221212020222223222121202021232323
Feels °C (?)161616171819202120222020212021222221202022232223
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