Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 190 | 148 | 334 | 180 | 144 | 128 | 95 | 102 | 57 | 79 | 58 | 66 | 154 | 192 | 201 | 201 | 187 | 1245 | 1480 | 1342 | 984 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.89m | 3:07PM2.09m | 3:23AM1.97m | 3:39PM2.13m | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.16m | 9:27AM0.14m | 9:52PM0.12m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 190 | 148 | 42 | 34 | 61 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 48 | 79 | 58 | 66 | 78 | 192 | 201 | 201 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 1342 | 984 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 54 | 18 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 5 | — | 7 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 35 | 16 | 15 | — | 15 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 334 | 180 | 144 | 128 | 95 | 102 | — | 38 | 48 | — | 154 | 176 | 220 | 35 | 187 | 1245 | 1480 | — | — | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 277 | 321 | 162 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 887 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1208 | 277 | 210 | 39 | 210 |
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