Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 54 | 67 | 95 | 120 | 168 | 151 | 206 | 346 | 1078 | 941 | 434 | 363 | 232 | 205 | 190 | 171 | 176 | 140 | 192 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.13m | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | 4:32AM1.97m | 4:47PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.14m | 9:52PM0.12m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 49 | 67 | 95 | 120 | 168 | 151 | 151 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 434 | 363 | 232 | 186 | 147 | 171 | 176 | 140 | 192 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 228 | 205 | 190 | 117 | 109 | 100 | 79 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 29 | 31 | 82 | 84 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 346 | 1078 | 941 | 291 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 67 | 163 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 321 | 888 | 210 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 900 | 0 | 6 |
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