Ansteys Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.3° 

Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ansteys today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
490
455
425
348
192
253
201
197
197
184
188
154
148
148
148
120
122
121
118
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:10PM1.78m
7:20AM1.60m
7:53PM1.66m
8:10AM1.47m
8:52PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.37m
1:21AM0.53m
1:29PM0.50m
2:09AM0.65m
2:21PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
26
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
19
19
19
19
19
17
16
17
21
18
17
16
17
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