Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 385 | 370 | 370 | 359 | 31 | 28 | 70 | 101 | 198 | 253 | 288 | 198 | 181 | 125 | 87 | 56 | 31 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.10m | 11:45AM1.02m | 00:36AM1.10m | 1:25PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.87m | 6:07PM0.90m | 7:03AM0.76m | 7:28PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 446 | 385 | 370 | 370 | 359 | 309 | 309 | 26 | 101 | 198 | 298 | 258 | 223 | 195 | 195 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 70 | 40 | 59 | 57 | 31 | 28 | 70 | 24 | 23 | 253 | 288 | 198 | 181 | 125 | 87 | 56 | 31 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | — | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 19 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | — | 5 | 21 | 36 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 72 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 347 | 390 | 382 | 359 | 309 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 58 | 25 |
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