Ansteys Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.1° 

Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ansteys today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
16
2.3
SSW
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
149
58
66
209
386
367
29
17
1537
1170
900
740
561
436
363
314
314
268
226
179
136
133
103
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:11PM1.16m
00:48AM1.27m
1:47PM1.32m
1:52AM1.40m
2:22PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.97m
6:20PM1.00m
7:26AM0.86m
7:49PM0.85m
8:07AM0.70m
8:27PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
18
23
26
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
20
24
12
12
11
12
11
11
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
20
19
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