Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 SAST
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Ansteys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ansteys sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)777776778888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208214290237187225261404531795909494434326235235264359270235195284322464
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
25
NE
35
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
1.31
10:12AM
1.42
10:47PM
1.24
11:52AM
1.41
12:47AM
1.28
1:15PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
0.83
4:54PM
0.94
4:56AM
0.91
6:43PM
0.89
6:43AM
0.88
7:50PM
0.78
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---5:05-------5:07-------5:07----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232322242626252524242324252525252424242525262626
Feels °C (?)222322242423232625242527262628292728282827262422
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