Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 2PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 895 | 723 | 587 | 518 | 372 | 318 | 232 | 243 | 177 | 146 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 92 | 76 | 76 | 259 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.37m | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:01PM1.54m | 1:16AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | 6:36AM0.75m | 7:20PM0.69m | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 895 | 723 | 587 | 518 | 372 | 318 | 232 | 243 | 177 | 146 | 64 | 54 | 73 | 84 | 57 | 83 | 83 | 378 | 386 | 299 | 244 | 259 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 92 | 73 | 51 | 46 | 84 | 63 | 66 | 84 | 92 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 116 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1710 | 1224 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 32 | — | 79 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 6 | 6 | 415 | 210 | 10 | 6 | 163 | 163 | 856 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 856 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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