Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ansteys today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ansteys at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ansteys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 1060 | 1465 | 1493 | 1770 | 1714 | 1375 | 527 | 912 | 969 | 1089 | 667 | 547 | 444 | 560 | 413 | 941 | 1203 | 1433 | 1228 | 1024 | 924 | 818 | 760 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.59m | 2:27PM1.68m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:12PM1.86m | 3:25AM1.88m | 3:50PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.50m | 8:56AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:36AM0.20m | 9:59PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 57 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 68 | 527 | 100 | 72 | 925 | 667 | 188 | 444 | 448 | 413 | 459 | 1014 | 1433 | 1228 | 1024 | 924 | 818 | 760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 60 | 20 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 68 | 58 | 23 | 96 | 149 | 160 | 181 | 191 | 302 | 304 | 318 | 66 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 41 | 69 | 39 | 121 | 106 | 194 | 340 | 99 | 288 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 588 | 1060 | 1465 | 1493 | 1770 | 1714 | 1375 | 484 | 912 | 969 | 1089 | — | 547 | — | 560 | — | 941 | 1203 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 732 | 677 | 580 | 396 | 396 | 229 | 229 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 788 | 788 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 39 | 8 | 45 | 900 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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