Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 465 | 334 | 251 | 245 | 177 | 100 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 51 | 145 | 153 | 105 | 62 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.32m | 11:04PM1.47m | 11:42AM1.32m | 00:13AM1.48m | 12:51PM1.36m | 1:11AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.76m | 4:29PM0.75m | 5:38AM0.76m | 5:44PM0.76m | 6:45AM0.71m | 6:50PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 600 | 465 | 334 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 25 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 11 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 66 | 66 | 251 | 245 | 177 | 184 | 169 | 149 | 82 | 48 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 88 | 78 | 100 | — | — | 3 | 51 | 145 | 153 | 105 | 62 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 49 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 163 | 398 | 163 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 326 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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