Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 485 | 204 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 75 | 50 | 52 | 125 | 121 | 151 | 146 | 186 | 98 | 133 | 145 | 394 | 348 | 369 | 144 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.46m | 8:12PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.39m | 10:28PM1.30m | 11:39AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.64m | 2:04PM0.84m | 2:49AM0.77m | 4:22PM0.89m | 4:54AM0.78m | 6:08PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 314 | 244 | 204 | 140 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 64 | 46 | 40 | 125 | 121 | 151 | 146 | 186 | 98 | 133 | 11 | 394 | 31 | 9 | 65 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 67 | 67 | 82 | 77 | 80 | 65 | 46 | 50 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 14 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 19 | 37 | 34 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 543 | 485 | — | 7 | 18 | 49 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 50 | 19 | — | 33 | — | — | 36 | 63 | 84 | 145 | — | 348 | 369 | 144 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 67 | 161 | 163 | 45 | 8 | 163 | 163 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 129 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 89 | 163 | 218 | 220 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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