Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 210 | 197 | 141 | 176 | 239 | 163 | 220 | 302 | 365 | 438 | 584 | 606 | 656 | 695 | 461 | 449 | 441 | 388 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.77m | 6:35AM1.61m | 6:53PM1.57m | 7:32AM1.42m | 7:58PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.48m | 12:41PM0.62m | 1:14AM0.67m | 1:41PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 281 | 210 | 160 | 141 | 85 | 152 | 61 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 406 | 373 | 412 | 432 | 7 | 449 | 441 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 19 | 125 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 145 | 197 | 31 | 176 | 239 | 163 | 220 | 302 | 365 | 438 | 584 | 606 | 656 | 695 | 461 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 849 | 706 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 220 | 426 | 732 | 424 | 299 | 210 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 260 | 677 | 229 | 6 | 0 |
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