Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 750 | 625 | 587 | 484 | 783 | 515 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 379 | 371 | 320 | 356 | 300 | 251 | 246 | 434 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.58m | 1:59PM1.79m | 2:15AM1.74m | 2:32PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.60m | 7:43AM0.49m | 8:13PM0.43m | 8:19AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 632 | 750 | 625 | 587 | 484 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 379 | 371 | 320 | 356 | 300 | 251 | 246 | 434 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 155 | 94 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 36 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 72 | 72 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 97 | 284 | 828 | 783 | 515 | 337 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 48 | 83 | 160 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 856 | 674 | 362 | 396 | 277 | 258 | 1283 | 235 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 546 | 677 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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