Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 506 | 923 | 964 | 964 | 859 | 749 | 628 | 568 | 334 | 281 | 210 | 226 | 214 | 187 | 187 | 227 | 295 | 431 | 557 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.95m | 5:55AM1.78m | 6:12PM1.77m | 6:35AM1.61m | 6:53PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.26m | 11:50PM0.33m | 12:00PM0.42m | 00:27AM0.48m | 12:41PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 497 | 506 | 923 | 964 | 964 | 859 | 749 | 628 | 568 | 334 | 281 | 210 | 160 | 111 | 85 | 85 | 61 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 66 | 148 | 176 | 226 | 214 | 187 | 187 | 227 | 295 | 431 | 557 | 539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 693 | 706 | 900 | 706 | 161 | 129 | 129 | 220 | 678 | 454 | 395 | 415 | 210 |
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