Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1404 | 1541 | 1228 | 1058 | 947 | 732 | 601 | 524 | 475 | 414 | 414 | 402 | 402 | 31 | 28 | 70 | 101 | 198 | 253 |
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 | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.27m | 7:19AM1.14m | 7:45PM1.10m | 11:45AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.71m | 1:30PM0.81m | 3:00AM0.87m | 6:07PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 1342 | 1228 | 1058 | 947 | 732 | 601 | 524 | 475 | 414 | 414 | 402 | 402 | 349 | 343 | 70 | 101 | 198 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 54 | 51 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 10 | S 8 | S 16 | S 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 44 | 47 | 81 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 8 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 40 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1404 | 1541 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 428 | 382 | 422 | 412 | 350 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1279 | 1279 | 112 | 59 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
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