Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.4
E
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)666967888981314181716161616151414148
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8366522523231541352079084155514121245194616571511129011061092846602602487202
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
SW
20
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
5
N
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.47
8:21PM
1.42
9:02AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
1:50PM
0.72
2:46AM
0.86
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---1122111----------
Temp. °C242423212119191919181817171719202019191818192122
Feels °C (?)262623161513121312131412141316191918181716171717
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