Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 11 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)--
Afternoon (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999998888778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351306306306306343343380440493572518381471331385422395546523575541487350
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
1.30
8:05AM
1.27
10:51PM
1.16
12:53PM
1.25
1:37AM
1.34
1:48PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
0.95
2:55PM
1.04
6:21AM
1.06
7:19PM
0.94
7:45AM
0.88
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221212021232424242322212325262525252424252527
Feels °C (?)212221212021222222222222212322242323242223242527
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