Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 157 | 140 | 189 | 169 | 151 | 226 | 763 | 857 | 378 | 310 | 214 | 186 | 207 | 171 | 147 | 140 | 188 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.13m | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | 4:32AM1.97m | 4:47PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.12m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 95 | 140 | 189 | 169 | 151 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 378 | 310 | 214 | 186 | 207 | 171 | 147 | 140 | 188 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 6 | — | — | — | 193 | 206 | 177 | 140 | 140 | 114 | 103 | 91 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 68 | 84 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 157 | — | — | — | — | 226 | 763 | 857 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 887 | 210 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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