Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 177 | 57 | 42 | 37 | 51 | 69 | 253 | 277 | 154 | 135 | 86 | 66 | 73 | 222 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.68m | 2:44PM1.88m | 2:55AM1.81m | 3:11PM2.01m | 3:22AM1.92m | 3:38PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.40m | 8:55PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.23m | 9:26AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 177 | 225 | 269 | 243 | 181 | 173 | 107 | 145 | 154 | 135 | 86 | 66 | 122 | 104 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 66 | 66 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 121 | 115 | 94 | 50 | 38 | 58 | 53 | 118 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 19 | 55 | 55 | 132 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 83 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 9 | 37 | 51 | 69 | 253 | 277 | — | — | 1 | — | 73 | 222 | 646 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 163 | 277 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 688 | 321 | 21 | 8 |
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