Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 150 | 140 | 69 | 169 | 157 | 157 | 167 | 144 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 69 | 71 | 135 | 191 | 164 | 315 | 424 | 637 | 474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.23m | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 157 | 150 | 140 | 69 | 169 | 157 | 157 | 167 | 144 | 119 | 119 | 470 | 437 | 416 | 296 | 64 | 164 | 98 | 424 | 637 | 474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 5 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 84 | 172 | 243 | 337 | 94 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 215 | 145 | — | 75 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 94 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 191 | 7 | 315 | 210 | 167 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 732 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 162 | 732 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 229 | 918 | 6 | 89 | 210 |
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