Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 380 | 287 | 220 | 206 | 154 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 244 | 121 | 159 | 78 | 173 | 128 | 137 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 198 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.00m | 2:51AM1.89m | 3:07PM2.09m | 3:23AM1.97m | 3:39PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.25m | 8:53AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.16m | 9:27AM0.14m | 9:52PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 472 | 380 | 287 | 220 | 206 | 75 | 194 | 88 | 93 | 81 | 72 | 95 | 78 | 55 | 65 | 108 | 90 | 38 | 37 | 130 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 71 | 154 | 78 | 154 | 151 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 57 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 68 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 23 | 92 | 139 | 144 | 177 | 1 | 2 | 244 | 121 | 159 | 188 | 173 | 128 | 137 | — | 90 | 91 | 198 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 396 | 748 | 161 | 45 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 162 | 163 | 8 | 8 |
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