Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 46 | 77 | 117 | 374 | 181 | 154 | 105 | 68 | 60 | 93 | 671 | 296 | 191 | 128 | 94 | 51 | 212 | 582 | 848 | 699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:11PM2.01m | 3:22AM1.92m | 3:38PM2.11m | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.23m | 9:26AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.15m | 9:54AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 269 | 243 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 181 | 154 | 105 | 68 | 57 | 75 | 319 | 296 | 191 | 128 | 94 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 33 | 47 | 17 | 121 | 115 | 94 | 20 | 58 | 84 | 122 | 104 | 253 | 243 | 239 | 195 | 207 | 154 | 63 | 20 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 118 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 46 | 77 | 117 | 374 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 93 | 671 | 13 | 39 | — | 4 | 28 | 212 | 582 | 848 | 699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 554 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 396 | 121 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 856 | 849 | 732 | 677 |
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