Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 769 | 712 | 637 | 532 | 543 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 455 | 407 | 318 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.88m | 6:42AM1.71m | 7:10PM1.78m | 7:20AM1.60m | 7:53PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.43m | 12:50PM0.37m | 1:21AM0.53m | 1:29PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 769 | 712 | 637 | 532 | 543 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 455 | 407 | 318 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 63 | 53 | — | — | 32 | 32 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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