Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 81 | 84 | 118 | 145 | 139 | 121 | 0 | 1823 | 2406 | 2251 | 1631 | 1277 | 1341 | 725 | 600 | 464 | 372 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.15m | 9:35AM1.08m | 10:51PM1.08m | 12:17PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.79m | 4:08PM0.90m | 5:27AM0.78m | 6:30PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 130 | 139 | 136 | 177 | 165 | 132 | 101 | 72 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 983 | 725 | 600 | 464 | 372 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 145 | 139 | 121 | — | 24 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 81 | 84 | 118 | 28 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | 51 | 274 | 1823 | 2406 | 2251 | 1631 | 1277 | 1341 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 49 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 946 | 915 | 915 | 463 | 296 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 567 |
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