Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 683 | 614 | 630 | 552 | 280 | 1036 | 991 | 822 | 584 | 472 | 387 | 287 | 224 | 299 | 275 | 308 | 410 | 161 | 107 | 427 | 82 | 315 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.87m | 2:19AM1.77m | 2:36PM2.00m | 2:51AM1.89m | 3:07PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.25m | 8:53AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 72 | 280 | 1036 | 991 | 822 | 584 | 472 | 387 | 287 | 224 | 153 | 132 | 136 | 172 | 161 | 107 | 95 | 82 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 394 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 172 | 125 | 161 | 125 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 72 | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 262 | 683 | 614 | 630 | 552 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 69 | 110 | 299 | 275 | 308 | 410 | 149 | 98 | 427 | 423 | 315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 8 | 677 | 163 | 900 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 677 | 396 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 161 | 218 | 277 | 45 |
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