Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 893 | 809 | 777 | 589 | 645 | 502 | 736 | 645 | 694 | 879 | 949 | 1517 | 1531 | 1444 | 1312 | 1126 | 1097 | 909 | 845 | 766 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | 5:04PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | 10:50AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 893 | 809 | 115 | 589 | 562 | 502 | 493 | 81 | 81 | 167 | 64 | 947 | 1050 | 928 | 840 | 777 | 873 | 70 | 53 | 766 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 88 | 115 | 116 | 168 | 108 | 108 | 79 | 130 | 174 | 61 | 152 | 160 | 115 | 113 | 76 | 105 | 73 | 24 | 33 | 85 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 120 | 113 | 90 | 66 | 44 | 121 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 18 | 24 | — | 24 | — | — | 97 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SW 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 777 | — | 645 | 47 | 736 | 645 | 694 | 879 | 949 | 1517 | 1531 | 1444 | 1312 | 1126 | 1097 | 909 | 845 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 121 | 45 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 229 | 321 | 396 | 396 | 293 | 210 | 39 | 8 | 45 | 880 | 900 | 900 | 8 | 8 |
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