Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 698 | 550 | 471 | 417 | 545 | 559 | 514 | 326 | 297 | 232 | 194 | 212 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 152 | 152 | 111 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.90m | 3:29PM2.05m | 3:42AM1.98m | 4:00PM2.12m | 4:13AM2.02m | 4:29PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:39PM0.19m | 9:48AM0.11m | 10:10PM0.14m | 10:17AM0.09m | 10:38PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 515 | 475 | 404 | 361 | 21 | 466 | 414 | 350 | 326 | 297 | 232 | 194 | 212 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 152 | 152 | 111 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 33 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 84 | 86 | 99 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 824 | 698 | 550 | 471 | 417 | 545 | 559 | 514 | — | 24 | 110 | 98 | 75 | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 11 | 299 | 788 | 396 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 161 | 250 | 229 | 163 | 229 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1261 | 1644 | 1234 | 6 |
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