Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 694 | 685 | 724 | 739 | 669 | 697 | 653 | 666 | 609 | 541 | 532 | 564 | 514 | 410 | 389 | 284 | 520 | 432 | 919 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.88m | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.32m | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 679 | 694 | 685 | 724 | 739 | 669 | 697 | 653 | 666 | 609 | 541 | 461 | 394 | 340 | 333 | 284 | 235 | 318 | 432 | 357 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | — | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 12 | — | 5 | 85 | 71 | 5 | 9 | 284 | 333 | 7 | 546 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | SE 7 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 75 | 19 | 6 | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 279 | 532 | 564 | 514 | 410 | 389 | 424 | 520 | 403 | 919 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 267 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 732 | 900 | 732 | 424 | 546 | 277 | 415 | 39 | 8 | 162 | 129 | 218 |
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