Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 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
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.5
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)677778887766999999977777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)155302704485394169169163947291643738397910810683822421126260
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
10
N
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
S
35
S
20
SSW
20
SW
5
W
5
W
0
SSE
15
E
20
E
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.93
6:17AM
1.96
6:22PM
1.82
6:45AM
1.85
6:48PM
1.70
7:12AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.26
12:23PM
0.42
12:30AM
0.37
12:51PM
0.54
12:55AM
0.49
1:19PM
0.68
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:30--
Sunset6:51-------6:51-------6:50-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------13----
Temp. °C272625252426272727262524242426272726252525262627
Feels °C (?)262527282728282726282727272727283128262928302830
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