Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 13 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 215 | 560 | 1282 | 516 | 353 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 167 | 131 | 101 | 99 | 81 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 280 | 112 | 217 | 170 | 114 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.75m | 1:46AM1.64m | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | 2:34PM1.93m | 2:52AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.45m | 8:19PM0.38m | 8:21AM0.37m | 8:49PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 95 | 78 | 763 | 516 | 353 | 244 | 202 | 202 | 167 | 131 | 101 | 99 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 57 | 280 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | 80 | 86 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 14 | 77 | 74 | 81 | 63 | 62 | 5 | 55 | 52 | 7 | 60 | 57 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 43 | 128 | 123 | 18 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 11 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 215 | 560 | 1282 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 90 | 154 | 204 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | 336 | 11 | 112 | 217 | 170 | 114 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 546 | 918 | 396 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 218 | 277 | 856 | 163 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 856 | 81 | 8 | 162 | 163 |
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