Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). 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 (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 143 | 98 | 79 | 120 | 116 | 81 | 84 | 106 | 105 | 139 | 0 | 1401 | 3964 | 4153 | 2705 | 2077 | 2344 | 1197 | 802 | 623 | 494 | 441 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.19m | 7:26PM1.15m | 9:35AM1.08m | 10:51PM1.08m | 12:17PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.65m | 1:18PM0.79m | 2:20AM0.79m | 4:08PM0.90m | 5:27AM0.78m | 6:30PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 133 | 98 | 79 | 61 | 99 | 130 | 139 | 173 | 133 | 173 | 162 | 96 | 70 | 53 | 55 | 39 | 1672 | 1197 | 802 | 623 | 494 | 441 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 105 | 139 | — | — | — | 29 | 30 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 14 | 73 | 120 | 116 | 81 | 84 | 106 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 194 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 71 | 96 | 1401 | 3964 | 4153 | 2705 | 2077 | 2344 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 740 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 99 | 915 | 915 | 491 | 296 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 461 |
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