Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 515 | 524 | 526 | 606 | 536 | 792 | 778 | 683 | 670 | 584 | 541 | 510 | 671 | 657 | 480 | 408 | 349 | 288 | 241 | 198 | 196 | 159 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:41AM1.91m | 6:00PM1.97m | 6:10AM1.80m | 6:29PM1.85m | 6:38AM1.67m | 6:58PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.23m | 11:47AM0.20m | 00:10AM0.33m | 12:15PM0.32m | 00:39AM0.45m | 12:42PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 496 | 515 | 524 | 526 | 606 | 536 | 792 | 778 | 683 | 670 | 584 | 541 | 510 | 500 | 490 | 480 | 408 | 349 | 288 | 241 | 198 | 196 | 159 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 16 | S 17 | S 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | S 17 | S 9 | SW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 29 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 72 | 55 | 48 | 67 | 671 | 657 | 32 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 546 | 6 | 6 | 161 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 229 | 8 | 8 |
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