Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
!
!
!
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)7788813131314181716161616151414141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5716987949841204272221572023197934653074260522341978176414661208951802537421345273202
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
1.58
6:59PM
1.47
7:20AM
1.37
8:12PM
1.30
8:48AM
1.19
10:28PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.38
1:08AM
0.52
1:39PM
0.56
2:27AM
0.72
3:19PM
0.69
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset----5:29-------5:28-------5:27---
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----121121-------------
Temp. °C211919181917171817171819191918181819222322201919
Feels °C (?)171413121413141514141618181817171717181918171617
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