Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.8° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	400	383	394	560	872	572	774	734	795	964	964	1026	1039	1022	918	748	689	614	603	546	494	435	435	420
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	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	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			6:43AM1.63m				7:14PM1.70m				7:19AM1.51m				7:51PM1.56m				7:58AM1.37m					8:34PM1.42m
Low Tide	00:42AM0.30m				12:51PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.35m				2:00AM0.53m					2:07PM0.50m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	17	20	20	20	18	17	16	16	16	20	22	20	19	17
Feels °C	17	16	17	21	20	20	20	19	17	15	14	18	18	20	18	16	15	16	15	19	19	19	19	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	400	383	394	560	872	572	774	734	795	964	964	1026	1039	1022	918	748	689	614	603	546	494	435	435	420
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 10	SSE 13	SSW 11	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	89	362	379	239	69	309	194	225	170	130	47	49	50	28	68	125	113	77	45	83	56	95	135	190
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 16	E 10	E 10	S 10	E 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 11
kJ	123	89	90	90	59	71	71	69	69	47	5	46	28	17	27	57	57	52	50	15	55	54	14	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 9	NNE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	258	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	2	5	24	49	53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	61	61	0	0	0	0	59	99	59	61	0	0	0	0	0	49	61	61	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Mapelane	Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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