Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 319 | 212 | 188 | 142 | 80 | 65 | 85 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 140 | 44 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.85m | 5:04AM1.74m | 5:15PM1.73m | 5:30AM1.63m | 5:40PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.09m | 10:58PM0.12m | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 132 | 145 | 157 | 120 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 155 | 50 | 329 | 56 | 32 | 275 | 30 | 229 | 192 | 164 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 | 39 | 48 | 28 | 19 | 70 | 41 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 84 | 44 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 54 | 85 | 74 | 12 | 73 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 140 | 11 | 193 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 361 | 319 | 212 | 188 | 142 | 80 | 65 | — | — | 5 | 69 | 318 | 56 | 329 | 322 | 433 | 250 | — | 16 | 33 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 99 | 99 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 612 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 740 | 721 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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