Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 260 | 205 | 196 | 162 | 159 | 157 | 150 | 69 | 69 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 161 | 167 | 116 | 119 | 94 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM2.04m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:48AM0.23m | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 266 | 260 | 205 | 196 | 162 | 159 | 157 | 150 | 69 | 37 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 161 | 167 | 116 | 119 | 363 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 5 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 69 | 19 | 38 | 39 | 84 | 123 | 181 | 263 | 94 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 96 | 34 | 18 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | 42 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 677 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 161 | 396 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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