
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 119 | 112 | 90 | 69 | 90 | 71 | 125 | 371 | 280 | 487 | 1839 | 666 | 385 | 237 | 312 | 850 | 1112 | 1643 | 2021 | 1847 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | 7:38AM1.45m | 8:11PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | 1:31AM0.65m | 1:46PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
140 | 119 | 112 | 470 | 437 | 416 | 296 | 96 | 169 | 98 | 75 | 1050 | 666 | 385 | 237 | 81 | 82 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | NE 7 |
125 | 184 | 337 | 90 | 69 | 90 | 71 | 215 | 143 | — | — | 72 | — | — | 40 | 31 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
65 | 64 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
8 | 17 | — | 12 | — | — | 65 | 125 | 371 | 280 | 487 | 1839 | 144 | 316 | 247 | 312 | 850 | 1112 | 1643 | 2021 | 1847 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 277 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 229 | 229 | 321 | 7 | 1430 | 250 | 386 | 1430 | 1955 | 2619 | 1677 | 788 | 810 |
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