Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
0
0
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
NE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)15146661111111112131361313131212191817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42387556803944946936937548759531237757757757516572585116210367147142684
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
N
15
SW
10
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
1.93
4:56PM
1.81
5:07AM
1.85
5:20PM
1.73
5:31AM
1.74
5:44PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.06
10:58PM
0.09
11:15AM
0.13
11:22PM
0.19
11:39AM
0.23
11:47PM
0.31
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------1-2211
Temp. °C192225262523232221232526252322222224232321192020
Feels °C (?)202326282725252423262627252323232322191919161717
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