Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1.4
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)469910121212151414141414788891313131318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2313053759973510821056686869631443361501120662589810981431172129432408192215672930
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
10
NNW
30
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
1.78
5:49AM
1.78
6:11PM
1.64
6:30AM
1.58
6:59PM
1.47
7:20AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.07
11:36PM
0.14
12:00PM
0.21
12:17AM
0.32
12:43PM
0.38
1:08AM
0.52
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--5:30-------5:30-------5:29-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---1111--
Temp. °C262524222121212126292827232221191919192019181819
Feels °C (?)222021202022212023262528221816131313141616151517
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