Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 490 | 455 | 425 | 348 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.78m | 7:20AM1.60m | 7:53PM1.66m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:52PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.37m | 1:21AM0.53m | 1:29PM0.50m | 2:09AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 490 | 490 | 455 | 425 | 348 | 192 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 100 | 99 | 57 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 42 | 49 | 52 | — | 39 | 40 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 46 | 58 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 677 | 161 | 8 | 8 |
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