Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 530 | 452 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 408 | 605 | 727 | 666 | 1020 | 1684 | 1801 | 1328 | 1355 | 1175 | 1151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.73m | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 609 | 530 | 452 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 347 | 333 | 434 | 522 | 490 | 31 | 1521 | 1328 | 1175 | 1175 | 1151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 56 | 8 | 113 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 38 | 36 | 104 | 30 | 93 | 75 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | SW 15 | — | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 55 | — | 6 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 104 | 190 | 199 | 228 | 168 | 227 | 96 | 408 | 605 | 727 | 666 | 1020 | 1684 | 1801 | — | 1355 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 732 | 733 | 321 | 8 | 229 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 162 | 89 | 129 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 1260 | 2616 | 900 | 39 |
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