Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.5°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 11	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	131	127	181	178	165	173	129	133	264	182	290	396	181	424	0	245	554	904	890	740	589	555	623	590	549
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide					2:04PM1.75m				2:22AM1.64m				2:36PM1.82m				2:53AM1.71m				3:06PM1.86m				3:23AM1.76m
Low Tide		7:46AM0.31m					8:17PM0.26m				8:21AM0.23m				8:47PM0.17m				8:52AM0.17m				9:15PM0.12m


	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—
	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	6:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	2	3	4	6	9	15	7	7	4	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	22	22	24	22	23	23	22	21	23	23	23	19	16	16	16	16	15	13	13	12	15	16	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 12	S 11	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 11	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	232	165	131	178	71	69	57	57	264	182	290	396	167	49	60	64	66	54	307	478	589	407	237	240	372
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	NE 7	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	131	127	93	97	81	78	78	53	57	51	49	48	48	78	86	119	7	74	50	34	36	555	623	590	492
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 13	S 13	E 9	E 9	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	NE 7	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 18	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	181	81	25	16	39	43	75	112	112	15	181	16	8	7	7	32	—	—	35	35	69	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	S 4	S 7	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	ESE 9
kJ	8	19	110	—	165	173	129	133	—	—	—	14	—	424	235	245	554	904	890	740	558	—	—	—	549
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Tongaat KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	1	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	95	99	915	915	462	99	99	112	0	0	0	59	99	99	98	63	98	387	387	1293	33	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2				2	2		2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2				4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Umdloti KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	5	5	5	5	3	1	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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