Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 221 | 68 | 47 | 34 | 55 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 123 | 312 | 767 | 845 | 782 | 408 | 642 | 537 | 642 | 510 | 567 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 91 | 68 | 47 | 31 | 22 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 48 | 67 | 341 | 642 | 537 | 488 | 510 | 471 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 63 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 128 | 126 | 64 | 108 | 113 | 110 | 165 | 130 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 22 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 121 | 118 | 113 | 116 | 43 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 221 | — | 8 | 34 | 55 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 123 | 312 | 767 | 845 | 782 | 408 | — | — | 642 | — | 567 | 567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 788 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 1234 | 900 | 163 | 229 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ansteys surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest