Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 212 | 217 | 173 | 169 | 160 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 160 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 206 | 139 | 219 | 438 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.12m | 4:13AM2.02m | 4:29PM2.13m | 4:41AM2.00m | 4:56PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.11m | 10:10PM0.14m | 10:17AM0.09m | 10:38PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 212 | 217 | 173 | 169 | 160 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 86 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 169 | 72 | 51 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 52 | 48 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 66 | 88 | 99 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 91 | 180 | 237 | 50 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 174 | 33 | 18 | 211 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 60 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | 16 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 206 | 139 | 219 | 438 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 229 | 163 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 962 | 849 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1225 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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