Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 495 | 434 | 424 | 395 | 345 | 266 | 211 | 159 | 132 | 93 | 96 | 217 | 202 | 261 | 150 | 82 | 62 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.47m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.81m | 8:16AM0.66m | 8:30PM0.69m | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 472 | 495 | 434 | 424 | 395 | 345 | 266 | 211 | 159 | 132 | 93 | 96 | 82 | 102 | 105 | 91 | 82 | 62 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 174 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 143 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 121 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 132 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 60 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 17 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 5 | 55 | 149 | 75 | 140 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 67 | 224 | 217 | 202 | 261 | 150 | — | 10 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 688 | 688 | 415 | 210 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 161 | 163 |
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