Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 5	S 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	77	79	61	48	47	58	47	201	230	230	58	101	118	161	141	112	141	60	162	165	23
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	E	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			8:06PM1.25m				9:31AM1.28m				10:19PM1.18m					11:33AM1.35m				00:05AM1.27m
Low Tide					2:33AM0.64m				4:00PM0.76m				4:40AM0.66m					6:02PM0.67m


	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	2	3	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	24	23	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	21	21	21	21	22	23	22	21	21	22	23	22	21	23	27	23	22	22	21	22	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	ESE 6	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	94	77	77	57	43	125	47	24	17	18	94	73	125	116	99	120	90	94	83	60	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	S 9	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	77	79	61	48	47	33	154	22	13	13	11	9	14	125	122	49	47	85	40	30	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 17	SSW 9	S 8
kJ	11	10	19	34	33	21	23	20	17	17	17	16	37	25	20	80	114	41	23	25	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6
kJ	15	16	30	41	42	58	—	201	230	230	58	101	118	161	141	112	141	60	162	165	170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	99	59	59	25	0	99	61	61	533	61	97	63	49	49	612	61	61	295	61	18	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2				1		1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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