Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.6°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	79	62	62	46	35	35	35	48	49	80	77	77	65	48	47	33	36	45	88	181	395
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				6:53PM1.44m				7:38AM1.37m					8:06PM1.25m				9:31AM1.28m				10:19PM1.18m
Low Tide		12:41PM0.47m				1:11AM0.49m				1:51PM0.66m					2:33AM0.64m				4:00PM0.76m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	8	5
Temp °C	26	26	24	22	20	19	20	22	25	24	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	23	22	21	21	19	17	20	22	23	21	23	23	21	20	20	22	22	22	19	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 10	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10
kJ	79	62	62	46	35	35	35	235	162	125	100	74	94	74	54	41	121	45	58	113	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 5	SSW 6	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SSW 13
kJ	18	17	17	15	15	14	14	48	49	80	77	38	65	48	47	15	36	118	113	44	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 10	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NE 6
kJ	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	12	23	11	77	21	19	33	33	23	22	22	13	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	SSE 7
kJ	218	459	625	562	403	352	342	341	1	14	17	11	8	8	19	—	—	—	88	181	395
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tongaat KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sunrise KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	462	462	481	461	277	277	33	0	98	99	0	25	59	99	59	18	23	99	23	99	25
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Rating (10 max)							3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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