Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 1038 | 1173 | 887 | 643 | 396 | 291 | 177 | 66 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 139 | 205 | 178 | 249 | 232 | 201 | 193 | 172 | 167 | 118 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.47m | 1:59PM1.68m | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:33PM1.84m | 2:47AM1.75m | 3:04PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | 8:48AM0.10m | 9:13PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 575 | 484 | 449 | 392 | 386 | 379 | 291 | 371 | 326 | 313 | 301 | 300 | 46 | 60 | 202 | 553 | 427 | 320 | 274 | 230 | 194 | 157 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 37 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 379 | 177 | 66 | 45 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 139 | 43 | 42 | 249 | 232 | 201 | 193 | 172 | 167 | 118 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | 64 | 34 | 33 | 64 | 13 | — | 205 | 178 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 431 | 1038 | 1173 | 887 | 643 | 396 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 551 | 763 | 261 | 216 | 132 | — | — | — | 3 | 90 | 40 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 387 | 343 | 324 | 741 | 749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 533 | 794 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 741 | 99 | 59 | 59 |
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