
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
961 | 865 | 946 | 914 | 681 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 389 | 319 | 107 | 123 | 293 | 273 | 300 | 292 | 287 | 276 | 295 | 212 | 250 | 334 | 378 | 567 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.67m | 2:23PM1.66m | 2:41AM1.77m | 3:15PM1.80m | 3:30AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.59m | 8:08AM0.46m | 8:29PM0.48m | 8:59AM0.33m | 9:22PM0.37m | 9:45AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
961 | 865 | 946 | 914 | 681 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 389 | 319 | 107 | 120 | 230 | 273 | 300 | 292 | 287 | 276 | 269 | 212 | 246 | 334 | 378 | 567 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 130 | 123 | 91 | 123 | 157 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 115 | 177 | 132 | 158 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 82 | 78 | 54 | 35 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | N 4 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 60 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | 295 | 16 | 250 | 26 | 242 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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