Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 199 | 294 | 495 | 746 | 1176 | 741 | 628 | 595 | 368 | 464 | 587 | 686 | 876 | 698 | 244 | 226 | 107 | 117 | 650 | 337 | 181 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.96m | 3:58PM2.09m | 4:12AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:50PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.17m | 10:14AM0.20m | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 167 | 90 | 113 | 41 | 40 | 722 | 523 | 263 | 365 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 575 | 449 | 244 | 226 | 107 | 117 | 107 | 115 | 126 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 20 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 34 | 117 | 70 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 90 | 65 | 94 | 66 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | — | S 12 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 49 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 286 | 199 | 294 | 495 | 746 | 1176 | 741 | 628 | 595 | 368 | 464 | 587 | 686 | 876 | 698 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 461 | 650 | 337 | 181 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 561 | 677 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 210 | 245 | 502 | 788 | 19 | 115 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 677 | 676 | 163 | 8 | 8 |
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