Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
SSW
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)67787777777788876791010111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127195303438598228193156128125105164238202147117181869179325082318228021152820
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
W
10
SW
5
W
0
E
5
E
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
W
25
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
2.03
5:16AM
2.09
5:24PM
1.97
5:41AM
2.01
5:48PM
1.88
6:05AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.20
11:05PM
0.16
11:23AM
0.25
11:30PM
0.23
11:47AM
0.34
11:53PM
0.33
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--6:24-------6:23-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1--1------------1111
Temp. °C272827272625252425262626252424262624222321191818
Feels °C (?)262827293127282729303029272625242015141515141516
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