Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 188 | 96 | 164 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 189 | 188 | 230 | 329 | 360 | 352 | 215 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.97m | 5:05AM1.81m | 5:15PM1.86m | 5:31AM1.70m | 5:40PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:06AM0.37m | 11:27PM0.40m | 11:32AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | 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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 188 | 95 | 164 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 189 | 188 | 230 | 225 | 230 | 225 | 215 | 169 | 137 | 134 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 52 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 45 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 17 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 107 | 55 | 96 | 68 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 329 | 360 | 352 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 677 | 45 | 8 | 8 |
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