Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (04 Dec)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1010111414141312111111111188810101099677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36736744211111127104885258641834428422922326319114227943140832737311612470
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
0
SSE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
5
ENE
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
1.87
3:07PM
2.04
3:34AM
1.92
3:49PM
2.04
4:17AM
1.94
4:31PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.27
9:25PM
0.20
9:38AM
0.26
10:07PM
0.18
10:22AM
0.29
10:48PM
0.21
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sun
07
Sunrise4:47-------4:47-------4:47-------
Sunset----6:44-------6:45-------6:45---
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------------------32--
Temp. °C181920202121211919212526252423232223232321212121
Feels °C (?)182119181920191617192425282522232121212018212121
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