Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 176 | 153 | 185 | 267 | 371 | 400 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 | 262 | 227 | 231 | 173 | 163 | 163 | 142 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.03m | 5:10AM1.89m | 5:24PM1.90m | 5:51AM1.76m | 6:05PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.21m | 11:02PM0.21m | 11:14AM0.33m | 11:40PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 171 | 176 | 153 | 185 | 267 | 371 | 400 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 | 262 | 227 | 231 | 173 | 163 | 163 | 141 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 89 | 86 | 59 | 64 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 14 | SW 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 51 | 84 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 33 | — | 30 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 74 | 76 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 80 | 115 | 124 | 142 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 468 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 23 | 676 | 732 | 732 | 962 | 706 | 706 |
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