Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 1351 | 1028 | 394 | 238 | 163 | 98 | 122 | 99 | 154 | 77 | 79 | 446 | 275 | 71 | 67 | 51 | 81 | 175 | 165 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.64m | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | 2:34PM1.93m | 2:52AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.45m | 8:19PM0.38m | 8:21AM0.37m | 8:49PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 745 | 554 | 394 | 238 | 163 | 93 | 122 | 99 | 96 | 77 | 27 | 446 | 275 | 331 | 198 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 46 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 80 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 84 | 163 | 17 | 71 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 133 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | NE 7 | SE 5 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 23 | 8 | — | 67 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 482 | 1351 | 1028 | — | 12 | 44 | 98 | — | — | 154 | 30 | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 38 | 81 | 175 | 165 | 395 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 45 | 229 | 163 | 856 | 386 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 8 | 163 | 163 |
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