Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.5° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	964	964	940	846	833	689	689	624	614	555	494	503	442	442	442	450	403	403	361	341	319	240	236
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		7:19AM1.51m				7:51PM1.56m				7:58AM1.37m					8:34PM1.42m				8:48AM1.24m				9:34PM1.29m
Low Tide				1:27PM0.35m				2:00AM0.53m					2:07PM0.50m				2:49AM0.65m				2:57PM0.64m


	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	20	21	19	18	17	16	15	16	19	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	22	26	22	20	19
Feels °C	14	16	16	18	19	18	17	16	14	16	19	20	19	19	18	17	15	15	20	23	20	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	964	964	940	846	833	689	689	624	614	555	494	503	442	442	442	450	403	403	361	319	319	240	236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	S 7	S 8	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	47	47	46	29	68	71	121	154	103	77	58	35	95	135	190	263	237	300	360	341	308	232	178
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 10	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	16	15	14	31	28	67	58	57	51	49	48	28	20	9	14	14	6	6	6	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	163	295	110	123	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	10	24	31	32	24	26	28	43	140	260	261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	59	59	296	348	277	0	0	0	0	0	61	61	61	18	18	18	18	18	61	61	466	277	18
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Sodwana				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	4	4				4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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