Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 380 | 367 | 367 | 316 | 316 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 349 | 258 | 223 | 190 | 163 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.22m | 12:04PM1.17m | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:24PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM1.00m | 6:40PM1.03m | 6:57AM0.89m | 7:35PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 439 | 380 | 367 | 367 | 316 | 316 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 260 | 258 | 223 | 190 | 163 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 57 | 89 | 133 | 165 | 104 | 65 | 53 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 145 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 349 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 8 | 7 |
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