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Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ansteys today?
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 410 | 253 | 176 | 90 | 362 | 232 | 271 | 138 | 135 | 106 | 465 | 154 | 176 | 317 | 426 | 462 | 715 | 554 | 489 | 440 | 429 | 339 | 568 | 1342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM 1.31 | 12:01PM 1.51 | 12:31AM 1.36 | 12:56PM 1.58 | 1:23AM 1.44 | 1:39PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 0.79 | 6:33PM 0.78 | 6:28AM 0.75 | 7:23PM 0.69 | 7:19AM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
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