Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
0.7
ESE
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
0.8
S
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)10121256778888999125109856666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26222514462246339444186163138853575157079152529619776731261396640
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
0
S
5
NNE
15
N
30
NNE
35
NE
35
ENE
20
ENE
0
SSE
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
2.10
4:56PM
2.00
5:13AM
2.01
5:34PM
1.89
5:51AM
1.86
6:16PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.15
11:03PM
0.20
11:26AM
0.24
11:41PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.38
12:24AM
0.51
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset----5:32-------5:30-------5:30---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------1-----11
Temp. °C222224262927272725252624232221201919232524242420
Feels °C (?)222121232525262623212219192021212019202122252814
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