Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 108 | 111 | 214 | 193 | 163 | 0 | 553 | 949 | 2282 | 2896 | 2555 | 2611 | 2323 | 1850 | 1593 | 1652 | 1343 | 1000 | 820 | 870 | 864 | 752 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.34m | 1:53AM1.51m | 2:25PM1.54m | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:10PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.58m | 7:31PM0.53m | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 113 | 77 | 91 | 146 | 105 | 92 | 79 | 57 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 89 | 92 | 146 | 146 | 276 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 108 | 44 | 214 | 193 | 163 | 57 | 41 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 72 | 153 | 276 | 89 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 43 | 111 | 2 | 2 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 84 | — | 88 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 239 | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 222 | 553 | 949 | 2282 | 2896 | 2555 | 2611 | 2323 | 1850 | 1593 | 1652 | 1343 | 1000 | 820 | 870 | 864 | 752 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 607 | 97 | 153 | 295 | 794 | 741 | 462 | 462 | 387 | 343 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 959 | 959 | 1293 | 959 | 721 |
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