Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 144 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 253 | 216 | 169 | 224 | 78 | 56 | 2311 | 1873 | 1379 | 1087 | 738 | 557 | 490 | 369 | 360 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.24m | 10:03AM1.23m | 11:03PM1.18m | 12:17PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.80m | 1:24PM0.96m | 2:21AM0.92m | 5:09PM1.02m | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 129 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 19 | 216 | 169 | 130 | 78 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 1379 | 1087 | 738 | 557 | 490 | 369 | 360 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 144 | 106 | 103 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 66 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 71 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 106 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 253 | 63 | — | 224 | 1464 | 2725 | 2311 | 1873 | 2627 | 1841 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 677 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 6 | 7 | 163 | 856 | 856 | 426 | 229 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 395 |
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