Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 133 | 144 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 176 | 242 | 310 | 572 | 998 | 800 | 706 | 546 | 554 | 365 | 469 | 640 | 782 | 720 | 970 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:31PM2.09m | 3:45AM1.96m | 3:58PM2.09m | 4:12AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.18m | 9:42PM0.16m | 9:47AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.17m | 10:14AM0.20m | 10:36PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 133 | 144 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 92 | 113 | 110 | 41 | 40 | 800 | 319 | 226 | 344 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | — | E 10 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 116 | 101 | 46 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 160 | 118 | 71 | — | 71 | — | — | 99 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 34 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 36 | 64 | 176 | 242 | 310 | 572 | 998 | — | 706 | 546 | 554 | 365 | 469 | 640 | 782 | 720 | 970 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 326 | 502 | 468 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 210 | 210 | 326 | 395 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
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