Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Blythedale today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1475
1366
1469
1274
1107
989
884
715
560
477
428
414
414
414
359
318
28
70
101
198
253
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:00PM1.27m
7:19AM1.14m
7:45PM1.10m
11:45AM1.02m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.62m
1:19AM0.71m
1:30PM0.81m
3:00AM0.87m
6:07PM0.90m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
4
5
11
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
15
15
14
16
18
19
20
19
21
20
20
20
21
19
18
20
24
22
23
22
23
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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