Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is

23.2° C

Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ansteys today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	NE 7	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	683	614	614	546	546	546	486	486	486	396	403	403	361	319	319	382	271	236	202	167	167	164	161	161
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m				8:51AM1.33m				9:34PM1.41m				10:13AM1.23m
Low Tide		2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m				2:56AM0.77m				2:58PM0.77m				4:10AM0.86m				4:18PM0.88m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	20	22	21	20	19	19	19	18	20	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	18	17	17	20	18	19	19	19	18	18	16	18	19	19	19	18	17	15	15	18	18	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	683	614	614	546	546	546	486	486	486	396	403	403	361	319	319	191	140	111	93	68	167	164	161	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SW 12	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 12
kJ	57	43	57	37	15	91	89	149	138	179	174	218	204	141	101	278	236	236	202	167	56	43	43	162
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 12	ENE 7
kJ	15	15	15	15	56	15	15	15	15	14	17	6	6	6	—	99	68	62	74	71	158	143	161	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 13	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	4	9	41	49	17	28	47	127	382	271	—	—	4	11	13	286	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	676	6	6	0	0	0	0	6	6	395	210	0	0	0	8	161	162	8	8	8
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	2			2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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