Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 49 | 55 | 89 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 85 | 283 | 427 | 408 | 372 | 346 | 259 | 237 | 169 | 167 | 109 | 109 | 64 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.91m | 4:56PM2.00m | 5:06AM1.85m | 5:22PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | 10:42AM-0.05m | 11:03PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 92 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 206 | 73 | 427 | 408 | 372 | 346 | 67 | 237 | 97 | 155 | 109 | 109 | 64 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 49 | 55 | 89 | 43 | 103 | 103 | 85 | 103 | 71 | 76 | 33 | 55 | 259 | 60 | 169 | 167 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | E 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 283 | 35 | 50 | 33 | 52 | — | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 18 | 185 | 32 | 36 | 72 | 47 | 238 | 142 | 252 | 257 | 338 | 378 | 463 | 568 | 880 | 1473 | 1526 | 1213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 815 | 909 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 949 | 915 | 751 | 751 | 739 | 721 | 619 | 468 | 333 |
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