Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 224 | 244 | 269 | 289 | 338 | 0 | 1133 | 2267 | 2392 | 2120 | 1555 | 1194 | 900 | 654 | 524 | 482 | 424 | 369 | 318 | 277 | 228 | 106 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.04m | 00:56AM1.15m | 1:46PM1.19m | 1:55AM1.30m | 2:23PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.85m | 6:12PM0.86m | 7:29AM0.74m | 7:45PM0.71m | 8:11AM0.57m | 8:22PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 284 | 224 | 244 | 269 | 289 | 338 | 73 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 654 | 524 | 482 | 424 | 369 | 318 | 277 | 228 | 106 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 82 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 28 | 24 | 44 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 54 | 97 | 195 | 1133 | 2267 | 2392 | 2120 | 1555 | 1194 | 900 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 153 | 491 | 739 | 490 | 296 | 387 | 739 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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