Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SAST
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Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.3
ENE
5
0.9
S
13
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
841
626
1556
1387
218
1858
1506
1290
1258
1078
846
703
602
494
74
272
237
326
412
357
239
239
233
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:06PM1.57m
7:27AM1.47m
8:21PM1.42m
9:02AM1.31m
10:32PM1.37m
11:26AM1.31m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.70m
1:50PM0.72m
2:46AM0.86m
3:38PM0.84m
5:13AM0.87m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
18
18
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
18
19
21
24
14
14
14
13
14
15
17
17
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
18
17
18
19
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
12
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
317
322
361
1556
1387
218
1858
1506
1290
1258
1078
846
703
602
494
355
272
222
148
293
255
239
239
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.7
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
337
950
22
22
21
21
32
31
58
68
65
106
103
69
42
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
19
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
9
30
23
22
5
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.1
S
8
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
NE
3
1.3
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
659
841
626
3186
2776
7
121
7
74
167
237
326
412
357
103
78
233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
677
9
8
8
8
8
8
1208
6
6
0
0
0
10
688
688
706
448
220
12
0
0
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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