Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 194 | 106 | 344 | 198 | 235 | 78 | 166 | 247 | 345 | 518 | 514 | 960 | 1299 | 1895 | 2174 | 1073 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM2.13m | 4:41AM2.00m | 4:56PM2.09m | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.09m | 10:38PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 119 | 94 | 88 | 86 | 194 | 92 | 198 | 198 | 66 | 78 | 69 | 85 | 67 | 125 | 193 | 125 | 133 | 83 | 81 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 51 | 66 | 96 | 99 | 87 | 106 | 89 | 69 | 180 | 51 | 211 | 146 | 140 | 7 | 72 | 41 | 74 | 2 | 110 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 5 | S 11 | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 18 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 174 | 33 | 237 | 31 | — | — | 16 | 7 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 48 | 344 | 60 | 235 | 76 | 166 | 247 | 345 | 518 | 514 | 960 | 1299 | 1895 | 2174 | 1073 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 753 | 849 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 890 | 855 | 688 | 688 | 676 | 679 | 554 | 402 | 267 |
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