Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1160 | 895 | 725 | 587 | 470 | 372 | 318 | 232 | 206 | 177 | 146 | 165 | 75 | 73 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 94 | 98 | 77 | 187 | 199 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.18m | 12:17PM1.37m | 00:35AM1.31m | 1:01PM1.54m | 1:16AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | 6:36AM0.75m | 7:20PM0.69m | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1160 | 895 | 725 | 587 | 470 | 372 | 318 | 232 | 206 | 177 | 146 | 64 | 54 | 56 | 84 | 82 | 63 | 71 | 437 | 373 | 236 | 187 | 199 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 92 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 94 | 98 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 23 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 22 | 113 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | SSW 12 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2248 | 1601 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | 31 | 124 | 165 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 452 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 6 | 11 | 161 | 210 | 10 | 0 | 161 | 856 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 1262 | 8 | 8 | 67 |
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