Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 184 | 120 | 97 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 158 | 487 | 870 | 808 | 634 | 250 | 181 | 131 | 131 | 173 | 83 | 148 | 122 | 146 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.39m | 12:43PM1.62m | 1:06AM1.53m | 1:27PM1.75m | 1:46AM1.64m | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.67m | 7:05PM0.62m | 7:08AM0.55m | 7:45PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.45m | 8:19PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 143 | 130 | 120 | 97 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 101 | 86 | 80 | 53 | 412 | 250 | 181 | 116 | 76 | 173 | 192 | 148 | 122 | 146 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 147 | 56 | 55 | 40 | 74 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 4 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 74 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 102 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 40 | 47 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 43 | 55 | 158 | 487 | 870 | 808 | 634 | 176 | 80 | 131 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 161 | 1262 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 856 | 856 | 395 | 69 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 163 | 277 | 1262 | 396 | 277 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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