Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 29 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 184 | 258 | 273 | 210 | 139 | 127 | 212 | 427 | 403 | 396 | 462 | 537 | 767 | 446 | 605 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.89m | 6:07AM1.74m | 6:37PM1.81m | 6:43AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.03m | 00:05AM0.20m | 12:15PM0.10m | 00:42AM0.30m | 12:51PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 234 | 234 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 273 | 210 | 153 | 121 | 121 | 427 | 403 | 396 | 462 | 537 | 767 | 446 | 605 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 14 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 26 | 15 | 40 | 25 | 184 | 258 | 154 | 156 | 139 | 100 | 212 | 118 | 89 | 357 | 338 | 243 | 94 | 251 | 192 | 182 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 41 | — | — | 42 | 68 | 103 | 127 | 78 | 73 | 140 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 59 | 183 | 164 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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