Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)1211111010151577777777766788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268198149108100172215131163181230198134131187181176195295483309270230224
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
NE
5
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.43
8:59AM
1.51
9:08PM
1.31
10:12AM
1.42
10:47PM
1.24
11:52AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
3:20PM
0.88
3:21AM
0.83
4:54PM
0.94
4:56AM
0.91
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----5:05-------5:05-------5:07--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------7:00-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242323222224252626252423232426262525242323242626
Feels °C (?)272626222325262726252524242324242325252526272828
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