Ansteys Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
4
3
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.8
SSW
6
0.7
E
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
161
127
207
60
488
337
407
193
131
103
1065
758
521
335
301
210
195
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
N
5
N
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27PM1.56m
7:37AM1.37m
8:04PM1.40m
8:28AM1.22m
9:28PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.74m
1:39PM0.78m
2:29AM0.89m
2:31PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
20
18
18
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
20
22
15
12
12
15
15
17
20
19
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
16
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