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Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 08 Jan 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
24.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1
S
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)151514131277811787777666121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)187913779054683563114752762351408956246531219916618294485400325242151143
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
20
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
1.83
6:58PM
1.69
7:30AM
1.73
7:34PM
1.56
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.54
1:09AM
0.47
1:39PM
0.66
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-5:03-------5:03-------5:03------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------11221-------
Temp. °C212324252424242324242323222121212122232324232323
Feels °C (?)222221222222242323211819181719202123232326252523
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