Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 159 | 133 | 77 | 128 | 116 | 143 | 137 | 135 | 212 | 119 | 115 | 83 | 104 | 172 | 208 | 196 | 174 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:48PM1.42m | 9:22AM1.21m | 10:32PM1.31m | 11:42AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.50m | 3:16AM0.64m | 3:39PM0.64m | 5:14AM0.69m | 5:52PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 49 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 212 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 208 | 196 | 174 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 159 | 159 | 133 | 77 | 128 | 83 | 35 | 137 | 135 | 81 | 119 | 115 | 83 | 82 | 172 | 42 | 40 | 48 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 116 | 143 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 104 | 54 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 91 | 85 | 76 | 62 | 86 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 181 | 246 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 392 | 277 | 387 | 136 |
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