Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.8
S
1.2
ESE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)121212131313131313131313141313131613141416151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62574184791796895390310098257227228178496836635691569462813812940881691801
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
SW
15
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
15
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.96
5:19PM
1.84
5:32AM
1.86
5:44PM
1.74
5:57AM
1.73
6:10PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.32
11:23PM
0.36
11:41AM
0.43
11:48PM
0.48
12:06PM
0.55
12:14AM
0.62
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------1---------1
Temp. °C232325262524232222232221212121212121222222222120
Feels °C (?)242326272725242323191715171617171718191921232220
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