Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.4° C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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 Forecast Mostly 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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
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
kJ	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)	ENE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	ENE	SE	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SSW	ESE
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
kJ	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
kJ	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
kJ	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	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	12	12	18	25	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sunrise KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Sunrise	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		2	2	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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