Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is

21.8° C

Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ansteys today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 17					Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	279	234	234	234	194	192	192	192	156	156	170	321	347	387	387	613	438	422	692	605	578
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	SE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	ENE	ESE	SSE	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				6:01PM1.96m				6:11AM1.82m				6:38PM1.88m				6:48AM1.71m				7:14PM1.78m
Low Tide		11:44AM0.18m				00:10AM0.32m				12:21PM0.26m				00:48AM0.41m				12:56PM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	20	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	19	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	18	19	21	18	17	17	15	15	19	20	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12
kJ	279	234	234	234	194	192	192	192	156	156	156	321	347	387	387	613	438	422	692	605	578
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 11	SE 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	52	49	15	22	21	165	179	158	104	68	170	121	121	118	384	248	268	149	242	281	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 9	SSW 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	2	6	22	39	—	21	40	69	136	56	90	81	173	90	90	92	229	96	71	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 12	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	117	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	8	163	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	6	8	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Wedge		Wedge	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Amanzimtoti	Warner Beach	Reunion	Sunwich Port	Country Club (African Beach)	Umzumbe	Warner Beach	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Reunion	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port
Rating (10 max)	2		1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7

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