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 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s 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 Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | 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 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 193 | 86 | 109 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.80m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 220 | 27 | 361 | 297 | 225 | 203 | 217 | 207 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 36 | 96 | 109 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 21 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 86 | 99 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 544 | 428 | 373 | 331 | 378 | 446 | 262 | 358 | 477 | 7 | 80 | 151 | 113 | 66 | 49 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 193 | 24 | 42 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 44 | 365 | 721 | 462 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 97 | 184 | 296 | 99 | 296 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1314 | 1613 | 1279 | 61 |
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