Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 07 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)14141614141414151514141413131313131212127666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)768635101469169481380210371065813791665521427411335259239187141154202161109
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.61
6:22AM
1.58
6:40PM
1.48
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
7:47AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.55
12:14AM
0.62
12:33PM
0.68
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:44-----
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C212222212120202022232323212020202325242323222222
Feels °C (?)212323222220202020212121191920202224232224232524
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