Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 SAST
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Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (23 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)888877566777777777788788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62425651866890193260326405310244410344192192258569273196134111110
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
10
W
10
S
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
1.81
7:03AM
1.81
7:14PM
1.64
7:46AM
1.62
8:04PM
1.44
8:54AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.40
1:13PM
0.58
1:25AM
0.59
2:01PM
0.76
2:19AM
0.80
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:43--
Sunset6:37-------6:36-------6:35-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------12931-------2----
Temp. °C252525242324272626252323232426272725252222232526
Feels °C (?)242424222122242426242322232427282728282021222424
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