Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 108 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 268 | 309 | 472 | 44 | 575 | 683 | 701 | 513 | 268 | 1021 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.54m | 1:16AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.71m | 1:48AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.69m | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 45 | 106 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 451 | 386 | 284 | 209 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 98 | 268 | 1021 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 108 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 115 | 84 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 377 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 268 | 309 | 472 | 200 | 575 | 683 | 701 | 513 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 674 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 674 | 674 | 8 | 8 | 89 | 163 | 45 | 8 | 45 | 1214 | 1208 | 45 | 6 |
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