Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 45 | 50 | 149 | 320 | 215 | 111 | 82 | 113 | 616 | 912 | 829 | 749 | 817 | 940 | 891 | 730 | 654 | 575 | 590 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.11m | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.15m | 4:19AM2.02m | 4:35PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.15m | 9:54AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.12m | 10:23AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 45 | 53 | 149 | 197 | 135 | 111 | 82 | 47 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 730 | 11 | 11 | 590 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | — | E 8 | SW 17 | E 8 | NE 6 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 122 | 104 | 320 | 247 | 239 | 247 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | — | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 84 | 11 | 118 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | ENE 7 | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 50 | — | 3 | 215 | — | 1 | 113 | 616 | 912 | 829 | 749 | 817 | 940 | 891 | 1218 | 654 | 575 | 832 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 856 | 856 | 856 | 732 | 424 | 424 | 396 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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