Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6AM is: 2.4m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1045 | 3506 | 4484 | 4088 | 3142 | 2109 | 1550 | 1159 | 984 | 683 | 555 | 247 | 350 | 328 | 432 | 417 | 363 | 612 | 582 | 322 | 428 | 623 | 745 | 682 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.40m | 1:37PM1.54m | 1:54AM1.59m | 2:21PM1.75m | 2:35AM1.76m | 2:57PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.69m | 7:49PM0.65m | 8:04AM0.49m | 8:32PM0.45m | 8:43AM0.32m | 9:07PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1045 | 3506 | 4484 | 4088 | 3142 | 2109 | 1550 | 1159 | 984 | 683 | 555 | 247 | 350 | 274 | 158 | 164 | 164 | 322 | 322 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 361 | 146 | 118 | 121 | — | — | 47 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 125 | 6 | 96 | 31 | 86 | 57 | 128 | 126 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 10 | — | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 31 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 122 | 196 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 80 | 127 | 230 | 328 | 432 | 417 | 363 | 612 | 582 | 322 | 428 | 623 | 745 | 682 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 162 | 6 | 468 | 677 | 688 | 688 | 468 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 546 | 468 | 732 | 677 | 468 |
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