Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 207 | 434 | 373 | 325 | 280 | 234 | 230 | 194 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.94m | 2:47AM1.86m | 3:03PM2.04m | 3:17AM1.93m | 3:31PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.29m | 8:50AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.21m | 9:20AM0.18m | 9:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 246 | 207 | 434 | 373 | 325 | 280 | 234 | 230 | 194 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 85 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 82 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 35 | 99 | 63 | 39 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 57 | 66 | 126 | 108 | 99 | 93 | 84 | 32 | 52 | 78 | 74 | 48 | 36 | 116 | 34 | 27 | 60 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 128 | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 37 | 54 | 12 | — | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 677 | 163 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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