Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is

22.7°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	400	392	348	348	303	334	268	262	227	204	173	163	163	172	181	197	209	216	216	298	408	475	447
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		5:10AM1.89m				5:24PM1.90m				5:51AM1.76m				6:05PM1.73m				6:41AM1.61m				6:54PM1.54m
Low Tide				11:14AM0.33m				11:40PM0.32m				11:56AM0.49m				00:23AM0.48m				12:47PM0.67m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	21	20	20	19	18	18	19	21	22	22	21	20	19	18	20	22	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	19	19	18	18	17	18	17	15	15	14	15	17	18	18	16	15	14	16	17	19	19	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8
kJ	400	392	348	348	303	334	268	262	227	204	173	163	163	141	141	117	99	97	79	64	62	47	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 6	ENE 8	S 21	S 20	S 20	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	S 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	37	30	13	9	8	8	18	18	11	10	27	32	30	30	12	11	5	7	7	7	7	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 19	SSW 19	S 14	SW 14	—	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 8	SW 13	S 16	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	12	11	89	36	36	7	36	4	33	—	30	28	1	7	5	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 4	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 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	21	58	76	60	15	24	25	39	92	136	156	172	181	197	209	216	216	298	408	475	447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	De Kelders Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	1	1	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	1208	6	6	6	10	11	12	688	856	962	962	706	706	546	362	362	677	677	677	546	210
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Sunwich Port	Warner Beach		Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Battery Beach	Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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