Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 2AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 51 | 1493 | 1092 | 832 | 668 | 524 | 460 | 372 | 269 | 220 | 206 | 177 | 167 | 177 | 110 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.18m | 12:17PM1.37m | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:01PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM1.02m | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | 6:36AM0.75m | 7:20PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 51 | 51 | 1092 | 832 | 668 | 524 | 460 | 372 | 269 | 220 | 206 | 177 | 146 | 88 | 70 | 57 | 90 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 67 | 98 | 110 | 90 | 71 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 23 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1072 | 1520 | 1493 | 2204 | 1633 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 167 | 177 | 14 | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 856 | 424 | 397 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 849 | 210 | 10 | 0 | 161 | 856 | 856 | 7 | 0 |
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