Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 436 | 296 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.52m | 8:51AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.41m | 10:13AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.64m | 2:56AM0.77m | 2:58PM0.77m | 4:10AM0.86m | 4:18PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 486 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 217 | 162 | 124 | 115 | 101 | 84 | 59 | 59 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 91 | 89 | 149 | 11 | 179 | 174 | 218 | 154 | 141 | 101 | 278 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 99 | 68 | 71 | 44 | 71 | 158 | 23 | 181 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 50 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 165 | 436 | 296 | 210 | — | 6 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 326 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 677 | 39 | 0 | 8 |
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