Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 2PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1542 | 1331 | 655 | 1089 | 1024 | 924 | 760 | 659 | 591 | 489 | 400 | 400 | 176 | 151 | 204 | 260 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 318 | 474 | 474 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.88m | 3:50PM2.00m | 4:03AM1.96m | 4:26PM2.07m | 4:37AM2.00m | 4:59PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.20m | 9:59PM0.24m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.18m | 10:45AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 982 | 1331 | 655 | 1089 | 1024 | 924 | 760 | 659 | 591 | 489 | 400 | 400 | 176 | 151 | 204 | 260 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 318 | 474 | 474 | 484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 580 | 66 | 579 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 36 | 66 | 86 | 82 | 52 | 102 | 133 | 129 | 114 | 95 | 76 | 59 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 24 | S 23 | S 14 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | S 23 | S 23 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 328 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 87 | 104 | 141 | 127 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1542 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 32 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 900 | 900 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 849 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
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