Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 394 | 340 | 340 | 347 | 672 | 897 | 798 | 482 | 1020 | 1172 | 1521 | 1355 | 1175 | 1272 | 1060 | 950 | 846 | 732 | 603 | 536 | 490 | 414 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:28AM1.25m | 7:47PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | 1:22AM0.86m | 1:24PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 394 | 168 | 340 | 347 | 340 | 340 | 432 | 411 | 600 | 585 | 1521 | 1355 | 1175 | 1080 | 1060 | 950 | 846 | 732 | 603 | 536 | 490 | 414 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 15 | E 10 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 56 | 340 | 109 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 482 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 125 | 119 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 64 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | 48 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 229 | 250 | 307 | 203 | 159 | 672 | 897 | 798 | 289 | 1020 | 1172 | — | — | — | 1272 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 258 | 8 | 8 | 468 | 396 | 400 | 162 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 45 | 8 | 1234 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 688 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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