Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 192 | 192 | 234 | 708 | 933 | 308 | 270 | 206 | 200 | 202 | 171 | 147 | 144 | 153 | 280 | 363 | 400 | 348 | 348 | 309 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.99m | 4:12PM2.11m | 4:32AM1.97m | 4:47PM2.03m | 5:10AM1.89m | 5:24PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:26PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.21m | 11:02PM0.21m | 11:14AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 192 | 192 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 244 | 256 | 204 | 176 | 202 | 171 | 147 | 144 | 153 | 280 | 363 | 400 | 348 | 348 | 309 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 81 | 6 | — | — | 54 | 270 | 206 | 200 | 143 | 140 | 112 | 106 | 88 | 83 | 62 | 66 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 84 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 234 | 708 | 933 | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 73 | 39 | 53 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 900 | 229 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 163 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 900 | 900 | 6 | 6 |
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