Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)7799910101010888777777778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1139294959513510471681128665529392254153211110132172161131108320
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
25
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
2.08
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
7:00PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.24
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
1:09AM
0.65
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:00-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset----6:05-------6:04-------6:01---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212224252524232323242525252423232223232323232323
Feels °C (?)222425262828262625232220212121222123252424252626
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