Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 388 | 975 | 392 | 785 | 857 | 736 | 816 | 1040 | 1050 | 997 | 944 | 891 | 847 | 792 | 669 | 932 | 569 | 567 | 567 | 578 | 512 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:05PM2.06m | 4:18AM1.93m | 4:34PM2.06m | 4:48AM1.90m | 5:05PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:21AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | 10:51AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 388 | 388 | 48 | 37 | 17 | 104 | 60 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 656 | 569 | 567 | 567 | 578 | 512 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | S 16 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 15 | E 8 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 80 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 8 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | — | 975 | 392 | 785 | 857 | 736 | 816 | 1040 | 1050 | 997 | 944 | 891 | 847 | 792 | 669 | 932 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 63 | 184 | 915 | 915 | 794 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 112 | 59 | 794 | 462 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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