Ansteys Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.02° E

Ansteys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ansteys today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
3
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.7
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
1.7
SSW
6
0.7
ENE
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
120
117
115
89
89
196
146
180
62
551
398
268
193
156
103
1079
780
521
404
295
213
154
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
5
N
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM1.52m
7:27PM1.56m
7:37AM1.37m
8:04PM1.40m
8:28AM1.22m
9:28PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.61m
1:41AM0.74m
1:39PM0.78m
2:29AM0.89m
2:31PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
21
20
21
19
18
18
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
20
19
18
20
20
22
14
12
12
14
14
16
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
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