Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.6°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	249	232	201	193	172	167	118	160	113	108	149	165	189	176	123	120	131	113	113	113	118	115	105	104
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	NNE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	SE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide		2:47AM1.75m				3:04PM1.94m				3:17AM1.83m				3:32PM1.99m				3:45AM1.87m				3:59PM1.99m
Low Tide				8:48AM0.10m				9:13PM0.08m				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m				9:46AM0.01m				10:07PM0.02m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	25	24	22	22	22	22	21	22	24	24	23	24	23	22	22	26	32	31	29	27	26
Feels °C	22	22	24	27	25	22	21	21	21	21	23	25	25	25	26	25	23	22	27	31	28	25	29	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	375	325	274	234	194	189	153	153	127	127	135	135	138	150	123	120	92	113	113	113	118	115	750	422
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	42	42	201	193	172	167	118	160	113	108	149	165	189	176	121	85	85	87	89	57	2	2	105	104
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SE 8	—	S 8	S 8
kJ	249	232	42	42	32	32	22	9	15	23	28	20	8	26	34	22	13	13	6	42	2	—	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 5	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7
kJ	131	—	—	—	—	1	11	57	111	87	53	25	—	23	27	69	131	155	134	158	471	963	891	440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	59	721	99	59	59	59	59	0	59	61	61	49	18	18	44	18	61	741	61	25	61
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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