Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)11111111101010109999889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)759655561487388373318299207232180115696955535556575858586060
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
20
E
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
2.13
5:05PM
2.05
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
5:57AM
2.07
6:05PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.21
11:13PM
0.11
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.16
12:04PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.25
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset----6:39-------6:38-------6:37---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11------11-
Temp. °C222526272625252424252626262624242324262626252424
Feels °C (?)242728292929302827292726292928272527282627272526
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