Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 6 | E 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 228 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 58 | 66 | 268 | 306 | 337 | 24 | 1314 | 1374 | 952 | 637 | 492 | 621 | 298 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.25m | 12:11PM1.16m | 00:48AM1.27m | 1:47PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.94m | 5:06AM0.97m | 6:20PM1.00m | 7:26AM0.86m | 7:49PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 319 | 228 | 160 | 151 | 149 | 58 | 66 | 268 | 57 | 40 | 24 | 110 | 15 | 952 | 6 | 31 | 354 | 298 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 11 | 289 | — | 19 | 15 | — | 14 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 47 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 306 | 337 | 764 | 1314 | 1374 | 1917 | 637 | 492 | 621 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 220 | 424 | 397 | 277 | 8 | 321 | 748 | 277 | 7 | 0 |
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