Blythedale Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.39° S 31.33° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST

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

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is 21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (19 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (19 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

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	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1520	1520	1401	1465	1078	1243	2033	1755	1507	1308	1258	885	784	787	681	594	513	430	350	350	290	232	184	177
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	S	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:17PM 1.56				2:29AM 1.57				2:49PM 1.73				2:58AM 1.70				3:16PM 1.85				3:26AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)			8:26PM 0.40				8:34AM 0.28				8:56PM 0.27				9:02AM 0.15				9:23PM 0.16				9:28AM 0.06

	Thursday 18			Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-
Sunset	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	26	27	23	21	20	20	20	22	26	23
Feels °C (?)	22	18	15	16	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	17	15	14	21	21	18	19	18	19	20	21	26	22

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Blythedale (moderate winds from the S at Durban Shaka Airport 33 km from Blythedale). 1.7m 5s windswell from the SSW with a 1.5m 13s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 hour 49 minutes ago Blythedale

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33 km away, 1 h 49 min ago

22 km/h

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21.8

Air / Water (°C)

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