Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 62 | 72 | 125 | 231 | 40 | 694 | 673 | 694 | 918 | 1380 | 1806 | 1959 | 1881 | 1620 | 1243 | 1172 | 1001 | 875 | 736 | 702 | 594 | 726 | 839 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.53m | 11:57AM1.41m | 00:35AM1.58m | 1:19PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.72m | 4:34PM0.69m | 5:45AM0.69m | 6:07PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.60m | 7:27PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 37 | 32 | 125 | 341 | 861 | 694 | 673 | 694 | 918 | 1380 | 1806 | 1959 | 1881 | 1620 | 1243 | 1172 | 1001 | 875 | 736 | 702 | 594 | 726 | 839 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 5 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 19 | 35 | 113 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 79 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 62 | 72 | 455 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 396 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
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