
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
276 | 244 | 193 | 212 | 384 | 750 | 804 | 772 | 896 | 914 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.68m | 3:30AM1.79m | 3:57PM1.80m | 4:13AM1.84m | 4:40PM1.89m | 4:53AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:42AM0.11m | 10:02PM0.14m | 10:23AM0.04m | 10:45PM0.12m | 11:02AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
276 | 244 | 193 | 212 | 384 | 750 | 804 | 772 | 896 | 914 | 896 | 914 | 932 | 818 | 725 | 653 | 755 | 831 | 734 | 734 | 644 | 551 | 477 | 458 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
157 | 154 | 185 | 146 | 152 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | — | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 19 | S 12 | SW 19 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
2 | 33 | 38 | 101 | 110 | — | 4 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 324 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 61 |
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