Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 211 | 268 | 260 | 246 | 202 | 198 | 103 | 101 | 74 | 90 | 108 | 115 | 123 | 138 | 172 | 159 | 140 | 112 | 200 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:32PM2.04m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:19AM0.15m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:48AM0.23m | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 251 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 211 | 268 | 260 | 246 | 202 | 198 | 103 | 101 | 74 | 90 | 108 | 115 | 123 | 138 | 172 | 159 | 140 | 112 | 90 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 43 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 82 | 123 | 188 | 259 | 20 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | S 17 | S 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 16 | 48 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 86 | 90 | 58 | 200 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 32 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 229 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 163 | 121 |
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