Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1107 | 936 | 769 | 712 | 637 | 532 | 543 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 455 | 407 | 281 | 192 | 258 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.88m | 6:42AM1.71m | 7:10PM1.78m | 7:20AM1.60m | 7:53PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:44AM0.43m | 12:50PM0.37m | 1:21AM0.53m | 1:29PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1107 | 936 | 769 | 712 | 637 | 532 | 543 | 530 | 490 | 490 | 455 | 407 | 281 | 192 | 258 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 31 | 49 | 63 | 53 | — | — | 41 | 34 | 49 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 546 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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