
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
524 | 418 | 360 | 303 | 229 | 220 | 180 | 154 | 124 | 164 | 196 | 233 | 219 | 181 | 149 | 77 | 163 | 220 | 128 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 35 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.74m | 7:14AM1.58m | 7:49PM1.69m | 8:00AM1.51m | 8:41PM1.62m | 8:59AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.55m | 1:24PM0.47m | 2:03AM0.62m | 2:11PM0.54m | 3:00AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 |
524 | 418 | 360 | 303 | 229 | 220 | 180 | 154 | 124 | 58 | 93 | 85 | 73 | 75 | 62 | 61 | 75 | 88 | 128 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 35 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 |
37 | 40 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 32 | 122 | 100 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
30 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | NE 6 |
4 | 5 | 46 | 66 | 67 | 86 | 87 | 32 | 77 | 164 | 196 | 233 | 219 | 181 | 149 | 77 | 163 | 220 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
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