Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.5
NE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999887778161515141413131312127778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445392280209130121896851518170110150134229222215196141192135208899
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
0
S
10
WNW
20
N
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
1.28
11:45AM
1.35
1:06AM
1.37
1:35PM
1.50
2:10AM
1.59
2:25PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.96
6:39PM
0.89
7:19AM
0.84
7:55PM
0.69
8:18AM
0.64
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:45----
Sunset------6:32-------6:30-------6:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------173431---------
Temp. °C232323242626262525242222222222232222222327292827
Feels °C (?)242424262626272728272322232426242221232529313130
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ansteys surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest