Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 186 | 62 | 488 | 328 | 248 | 187 | 127 | 103 | 1065 | 655 | 521 | 411 | 255 | 224 | 157 | 116 | 68 | 56 | 60 | 209 | 697 | 257 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.37m | 8:04PM1.40m | 8:28AM1.22m | 9:28PM1.25m | 12:11PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.74m | 1:39PM0.78m | 2:29AM0.89m | 2:31PM0.94m | 5:06AM0.97m | 6:20PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 91 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 187 | 127 | 636 | 1065 | 655 | 521 | 411 | 255 | 224 | 157 | 116 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 209 | 72 | 60 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 16 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 437 | 42 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 85 | 269 | 103 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 69 | 67 | 68 | — | 87 | — | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 186 | 469 | 488 | 328 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 60 | 85 | 697 | 257 | 962 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 218 | 277 | 282 | 277 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 115 | 362 | 676 |
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