Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 350 | 328 | 408 | 405 | 353 | 500 | 485 | 273 | 390 | 525 | 634 | 650 | 811 | 728 | 649 | 439 | 450 | 629 | 424 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.75m | 2:35AM1.76m | 2:57PM1.93m | 3:10AM1.90m | 3:29PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.49m | 8:32PM0.45m | 8:43AM0.32m | 9:07PM0.29m | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:39PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 247 | 350 | 274 | 198 | 205 | 164 | 305 | 273 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 62 | 62 | 541 | 475 | 428 | 42 | 21 | 471 | 424 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 6 | 96 | 31 | 85 | 57 | 164 | 123 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | SW 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 21 |
| kJ | 31 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 230 | 328 | 408 | 405 | 353 | 500 | 485 | 273 | 390 | 525 | 634 | 650 | 811 | 728 | 649 | 439 | 450 | 629 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 468 | 676 | 688 | 688 | 502 | 210 | 6 | 235 | 468 | 546 | 688 | 502 | 210 | 6 | 48 | 210 | 6 | 677 | 94 | 0 | 8 |
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