Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 57 | 80 | 54 | 58 | 92 | 221 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 574 | 897 | 754 | 378 | 302 | 220 | 200 | 169 | 140 | 147 | 202 | 172 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.97m | 3:39PM2.13m | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | 4:32AM1.97m | 4:47PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.14m | 9:52PM0.12m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 48 | 41 | 49 | 52 | 37 | 140 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 378 | 302 | 220 | 191 | 151 | 125 | 108 | 202 | 172 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | NE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 80 | 54 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 79 | — | — | — | 2 | 264 | 217 | 200 | 169 | 140 | 147 | 82 | 81 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 31 | — | 110 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | — | — | — | 58 | 92 | 221 | — | — | — | 574 | 897 | 754 | 235 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2616 | 67 | 688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 161 | 900 | 229 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 677 | 6 | 6 |
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