Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 135 | 108 | 116 | 83 | 83 | 141 | 346 | 692 | 531 | 361 | 278 | 430 | 488 | 773 | 374 | 939 | 969 | 832 | 469 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.39m | 1:15AM1.38m | 1:35PM1.58m | 1:49AM1.54m | 2:05PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.59m | 7:17AM0.47m | 7:46PM0.41m | 7:49AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 135 | 135 | 108 | 116 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 346 | 692 | 531 | 361 | 278 | 430 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 469 | 1285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 60 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 110 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 299 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 26 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 488 | 773 | 374 | 939 | 969 | 832 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 607 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 607 | 607 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 99 | 112 | 59 | 112 | 1270 | 1264 | 112 | 0 |
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