Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SAST
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Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.4
S
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1157667466677775667776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2418353130372510715220085665443861341361288917861645936
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
10
WNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
SE
5
S
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoncross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
1.73
2:07PM
1.70
2:24AM
1.90
2:40PM
1.85
2:56AM
2.03
3:12PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.50
8:10PM
0.41
8:37AM
0.34
8:44PM
0.26
9:08AM
0.21
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:36-
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------------11211931--
Temp. °C232322222525252625232326292423232223232021222222
Feels °C (?)262624242624242825222125282121212224242224242525
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