Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 268 | 362 | 53 | 205 | 724 | 640 | 563 | 470 | 999 | 943 | 878 | 726 | 581 | 403 | 327 | 250 | 182 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.87m | 2:19AM1.77m | 2:36PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 164 | 74 | 57 | 147 | 147 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 470 | 999 | 943 | 878 | 726 | 581 | 403 | 327 | 250 | 182 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 36 | 23 | 43 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 35 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 73 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 268 | 362 | 53 | 205 | 724 | 640 | 563 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 56 | 71 | 107 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 856 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 163 | 45 | 8 | 45 | 1221 | 900 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 677 | 677 | 6 |
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