Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | E 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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 400 | 474 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 484 | 426 | 408 | 392 | 431 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 486 | 481 | 700 | 563 | 587 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.29m | 10:54PM1.26m | 12:20PM1.41m | 00:47AM1.41m | 1:20PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.84m | 4:27PM0.95m | 5:35AM0.83m | 6:44PM0.80m | 6:57AM0.66m | 7:36PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 383 | 400 | 474 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 484 | 426 | 408 | 392 | 431 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 486 | 481 | 492 | 563 | 587 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | E 9 | — | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | 700 | — | 47 | 344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 9 | 788 | 900 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 856 | 218 |
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