Ansteys surf break

Ansteys surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
27.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ansteys today?

The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 4AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
1.3
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)9111111991111111199995666666877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)938985827826389888685767656576991988067505066184179
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
1.93
3:11PM
1.90
3:26AM
2.02
3:39PM
1.96
3:53AM
2.07
4:05PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.36
9:07AM
0.32
9:16PM
0.26
9:35AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.20
10:02AM
0.20
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-----1-------1111----
Temp. °C242424242626252423232323252525252423232324252424
Feels °C (?)252626262624242323242322232324252423232322222122
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