Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 126 | 120 | 117 | 115 | 89 | 140 | 157 | 150 | 207 | 63 | 526 | 418 | 282 | 203 | 164 | 111 | 1093 | 813 | 529 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.52m | 7:27PM1.56m | 7:37AM1.37m | 8:04PM1.40m | 8:28AM1.22m | 9:28PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.59m | 1:09PM0.61m | 1:41AM0.74m | 1:39PM0.78m | 2:29AM0.89m | 2:31PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 159 | 126 | 120 | 117 | 115 | 89 | 140 | 157 | 150 | 94 | 63 | 37 | 36 | 282 | 203 | 164 | 111 | 1093 | 813 | 529 | 350 | 256 | 189 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | E 8 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 121 | 116 | 101 | 135 | 127 | 43 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 22 | 84 | 266 | 540 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 44 | 85 | — | 2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 63 | 22 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 57 | 132 | 234 | 207 | 607 | 526 | 418 | 497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 250 | 277 | 236 | 676 | 321 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 210 |
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