Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 816 | 795 | 948 | 1039 | 993 | 1299 | 1216 | 846 | 761 | 761 | 683 | 614 | 614 | 546 | 546 | 494 | 486 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.78m | 7:24AM1.59m | 7:52PM1.65m | 8:03AM1.46m | 8:36PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.52m | 1:31PM0.50m | 2:06AM0.65m | 2:09PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 861 | 816 | 795 | 948 | 1039 | 993 | 1299 | 1216 | 846 | 761 | 761 | 683 | 614 | 614 | 546 | 546 | 494 | 486 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 96 | 184 | 167 | 102 | 74 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 159 | 153 | 103 | 73 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 91 | 89 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 103 | 28 | 113 | 120 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 130 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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