Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Blythedale today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
!
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
17
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
131
91
28
46
34
47
121
165
233
207
210
508
412
1165
867
617
432
339
266
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:56PM1.60m
7:03AM1.44m
7:24PM1.43m
7:33AM1.28m
8:00PM1.26m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.30m
1:04AM0.44m
1:10PM0.46m
1:36AM0.59m
1:43PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
22
24
21
21
20
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
20
21
19
21
20
12
12
13
14
16
17
19
19
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