Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 6 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 89 | 161 | 127 | 207 | 60 | 488 | 337 | 407 | 193 | 131 | 103 | 1065 | 758 | 521 | 335 | 301 | 210 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.56m | 7:37AM1.37m | 8:04PM1.40m | 8:28AM1.22m | 9:28PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.74m | 1:39PM0.78m | 2:29AM0.89m | 2:31PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
89 | 89 | 161 | 127 | 91 | 60 | 35 | 36 | 262 | 193 | 131 | 636 | 1065 | 758 | 521 | 335 | 301 | 210 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 5 | SSW 15 | — | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
118 | 22 | 135 | — | 36 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 22 | 85 | 346 | 103 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | ENE 4 |
12 | 57 | 138 | 234 | 207 | 514 | 488 | 337 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 218 | 277 | 272 | 321 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
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