Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1037 | 939 | 778 | 826 | 724 | 586 | 575 | 555 | 693 | 768 | 1221 | 1423 | 1423 | 1312 | 1308 | 1204 | 1188 | 1149 | 1070 | 586 | 853 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.71m | 4:13AM1.76m | 4:36PM1.79m | 4:41AM1.80m | 5:04PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.19m | 10:07PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1037 | 103 | 136 | 130 | 103 | 586 | 231 | 211 | 211 | 247 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 561 | 379 | 57 | 57 | 395 | 853 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 108 | 213 | 207 | 207 | 107 | 79 | 79 | 60 | 60 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 277 | 65 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 222 | 136 | 136 | — | 89 | 237 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 87 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 939 | 778 | 826 | 724 | — | 575 | 555 | 693 | 768 | 1221 | 1423 | 1423 | 1312 | 1308 | 1204 | 1188 | 1149 | 1070 | 586 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 188 | 112 | 106 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 296 | 387 | 462 | 462 | 360 | 277 | 106 | 59 | 112 | 940 | 959 | 959 | 59 | 18 |
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