Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)99677777888885678771413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41391046262776047118118144116147102225405385419363436430417335268
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
N
0
NE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSW
20
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
ENE
20
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
0
WSW
20
ENE
20
NE
25
N
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
1.72
7:13PM
1.55
7:42AM
1.58
7:41PM
1.40
8:21AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.49
1:19PM
0.68
1:21AM
0.64
1:51PM
0.82
1:50AM
0.80
2:40PM
0.96
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---5:30-------5:30-------5:31----
Sunset------6:49-------6:47-------6:47-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------811----------17-
Temp. °C262525262727272623252425262727262525242526272524
Feels °C (?)302728302829313123282728262526292629273027282524
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