Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1245 | 1207 | 1191 | 1247 | 1218 | 1070 | 927 | 784 | 668 | 657 | 555 | 472 | 464 | 224 | 224 | 231 | 283 | 325 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 110 | 179 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.38m | 1:46AM1.59m | 2:20PM1.53m | 2:42AM1.70m | 3:12PM1.68m | 3:30AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.46m | 8:06AM0.36m | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.23m | 9:16PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1245 | 1207 | 1191 | 1247 | 1218 | 1070 | 927 | 784 | 668 | 657 | 555 | 472 | 464 | 110 | 224 | 231 | 283 | 202 | 157 | 315 | 276 | 253 | 207 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 46 | 56 | 50 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 224 | 176 | 220 | 205 | 325 | 34 | 154 | 151 | 110 | 179 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 14 | — | SE 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 16 | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 38 | 37 | 34 | — | 2 | 33 | — | 20 | 85 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 79 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 308 | 337 | — | 18 | — | 280 | 256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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