Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s 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 (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 484 | 426 | 408 | 392 | 383 | 441 | 544 | 553 | 544 | 533 | 476 | 476 | 481 | 492 | 551 | 678 | 549 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.29m | 10:54PM1.26m | 12:20PM1.41m | 00:47AM1.41m | 1:20PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.95m | 5:35AM0.83m | 6:44PM0.80m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:36PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 472 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 484 | 426 | 408 | 392 | 383 | 441 | 544 | 553 | 544 | 533 | 476 | 476 | 481 | 492 | 551 | 678 | 549 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | S 21 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 74 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 1208 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 674 | 218 |
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