Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
ESE
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)6667888878888898911111111121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8086153163187235218391470617678559310355199194243469596563675718875931
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
SE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
1.99
4:18AM
2.07
4:30PM
1.97
4:44AM
2.04
4:55PM
1.92
5:08AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.18
10:27AM
0.20
10:34PM
0.21
10:52AM
0.25
10:59PM
0.27
11:17AM
0.32
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252423222122252524232120202123242424232323242525
Feels °C (?)232222212020202020181718212224262425252525252525
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