Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 50 | 29 | 143 | 131 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.96m | 3:41AM1.88m | 4:00PM2.04m | 4:11AM1.92m | 4:29PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 20 | 20 | 185 | 27 | 344 | 290 | 225 | 203 | 217 | 207 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 17 | 84 | 84 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 21 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 73 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 50 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 368 | 378 | 431 | 299 | 340 | 355 | 14 | 92 | 104 | 69 | 50 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 210 | 143 | 131 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 721 | 333 | 19 | 19 | 49 | 99 | 59 | 296 | 343 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 721 | 1313 | 721 | 61 |
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