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Shaun Streeter, Haumoana River Mouth

6:50 am 9 Feb 2012

Gunnamatta Beach

9:45 am 5 Feb 2012

Blythedale ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Blythedale Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Kwazulu – Natal)

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Name: Blythedale
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: W

Blythedale in Kwazulu-Natal is an exposed beach break that does not work very often. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include Shark protected,.

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Overall Blythedale Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Blythedale:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Salt Rock 11 mi
Second closest break Thompsons Bay 12 mi
Third closest break Zinkwazi 14 mi
Fourth closest break Sunrise 16 mi
Fifth closest break Surfers 17 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Blythedale:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 4750 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5208 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5228 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5636 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 5830 mi

Tide stations nearest to Blythedale:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 37 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2675 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2947 mi
Fourth closest tide station Davis, Antarctica 3295 mi
Fifth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3727 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Blythedale:

Closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 163 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 223 mi
Third closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 223 mi
Fourth closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 223 mi
Fifth closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 223 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Blythedale:

Closest city location Stanger (South Africa) 4 mi
Second closest city location Ballitoville (South Africa) 14 mi
Third closest city location Sundumbili (South Africa) 18 mi
Fourth closest city location Mount Edgecombe (South Africa) 28 mi
Fifth closest city location Umhlanga (South Africa) 28 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Blythedale is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Blythedale is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 75 km (47 miles) away.
  • Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 95 km (59 miles) away.
  • Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB) in South Africa is 103 km (64 miles) away.
  • Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Ulundi) Airport (ULD), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Blythedale and is 119 km (74 miles) away.
Blythedale break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Blythedale, South-Africa - Kwazulu - Natal. Use the tab navigation above to view Blythedale sea temperature, Blythedale photographs, Blythedale detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Blythedale webcams, current wind from South-Africa - Kwazulu - Natal live weather stations and Blythedale tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Blythedale.