Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 270 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 195 | 195 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 143 | 119 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:24PM1.35m | 1:31AM1.37m | 1:53PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM1.03m | 6:57AM0.89m | 7:35PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.72m | 8:04PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 270 | 270 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 195 | 195 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 143 | 119 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 89 | 184 | 165 | 104 | 65 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 788 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 732 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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