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 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 2mm), 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, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 10 | 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 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 383 | 400 | 474 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 484 | 417 | 408 | 383 | 431 | 476 | 544 | 544 | 497 | 551 | 721 | 502 | 502 | 492 | 492 | 502 | 474 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.29m | 10:54PM1.26m | 12:20PM1.41m | 00:47AM1.41m | 1:20PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.84m | 4:27PM0.95m | 5:35AM0.83m | 6:44PM0.80m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:36PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | 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 10 |
| kJ | 397 | 383 | 400 | 474 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 484 | 417 | 408 | 383 | 431 | 476 | 544 | 544 | 497 | 551 | 551 | 502 | 502 | 492 | 492 | 502 | 474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 22 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 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 13 | SSW 12 | — | SW 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 721 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 788 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 688 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 161 | 250 |
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