Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
1.4
SSW
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1661514141313131212777888899888108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81110110150134229222215196141129191258730418330239208172122122947175
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
1.50
2:10AM
1.59
2:25PM
1.68
2:50AM
1.79
3:03PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.84
7:55PM
0.69
8:18AM
0.64
8:38PM
0.50
8:58AM
0.46
9:12PM
0.34
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-5:43-------5:45-------5:46------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:29---
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
822111-------1------11322
Temp. °C222222232323232222242930292526252425262625232322
Feels °C (?)201921242626252222242929282628252528272727252320
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