Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.7°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	189	209	97	79	64	62	46	35	35	36	48	49	80	77	80	65	48	47	33	200	176	219	239	215
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide			6:33AM1.53m				6:53PM1.44m				7:38AM1.37m					8:06PM1.25m				9:31AM1.28m				10:19PM1.18m
Low Tide	00:18AM0.32m				12:41PM0.47m				1:11AM0.49m				1:51PM0.66m					2:33AM0.64m				4:00PM0.76m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	2	2
Temp °C	18	17	21	26	25	24	22	20	19	19	22	25	24	23	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	14	18	23	21	21	20	18	17	18	24	23	21	22	20	21	21	22	19	17	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 8
kJ	117	114	97	79	64	62	46	35	35	35	286	203	167	136	106	84	77	57	43	121	118	87	85	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	25	24	7	17	17	17	15	15	14	14	48	49	80	77	80	65	48	47	33	32	21	13	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SW 13	S 16	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	7	7	19	5	—	—	—	—	—	36	14	12	12	11	2	21	19	33	24	20	20	17	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	189	209	252	254	411	625	562	424	352	342	464	—	10	17	28	44	50	49	61	200	176	219	239	215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Senoritas KZN North	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	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	1	2	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	295	295	392	462	794	567	466	277	277	18	0	387	98	99	59	59	59	59	99	343	324	462	161	95
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay								Thompsons Bay	Umhlanga		Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2								1	3		3	2	2	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Groenvlei Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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