Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 106 | 103 | 172 | 166 | 159 | 159 | 133 | 77 | 128 | 116 | 143 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 104 | 172 | 151 | 196 | 174 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.36m | 8:48PM1.42m | 9:22AM1.21m | 10:32PM1.31m | 11:42AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.50m | 3:16AM0.64m | 3:39PM0.64m | 5:14AM0.69m | 5:52PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 154 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 151 | 196 | 174 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 49 | 40 | 25 | 166 | 159 | 159 | 133 | 77 | 128 | 116 | 143 | 35 | 135 | 131 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 172 | 42 | 23 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 106 | 103 | 172 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 137 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 104 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 109 | — | — | 12 | 34 | 52 | 62 | 76 | 70 | 52 | 38 | 50 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 318 | 138 | 166 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 153 | 99 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 277 | 296 | 61 | 18 |
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