Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.66m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:52PM1.51m | 9:31AM1.34m | 10:33PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.77m | 3:49PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 85 | 47 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 99 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 77 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 53 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 46 | 64 | — | 88 | — | 1 | 28 | 49 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 89 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 856 | 220 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 688 | 163 |
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