Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 119 | 177 | 96 | 99 | 220 | 210 | 234 | 195 | 130 | 117 | 117 | 110 | 192 | 136 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.54m | 2:01AM1.53m | 2:18PM1.72m | 2:28AM1.68m | 2:44PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.72m | 8:04PM0.67m | 8:04AM0.55m | 8:29PM0.50m | 8:31AM0.40m | 8:55PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 119 | 177 | 96 | 99 | 220 | 48 | 33 | 195 | 130 | 111 | 117 | 110 | 192 | 136 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 34 | 60 | 62 | 163 | 118 | 40 | 125 | 54 | 72 | 84 | 64 | 66 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 75 | 112 | 7 | 55 | 85 | 41 | 117 | 100 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | W 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 45 | 44 | 210 | 234 | 105 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 849 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 163 | 277 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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