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Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blythedale today?
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 5 | S 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
121 | 122 | 113 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 87 | 163 | 119 | 100 | 95 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 73 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.54m | 7:27AM1.41m | 8:20PM1.43m | 8:39AM1.28m | 9:47PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.33m | 1:19AM0.52m | 1:43PM0.46m | 2:32AM0.65m | 2:56PM0.56m | 4:09AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 121 | 94 | 71 | 251 | 190 | 232 | 87 | 569 | 528 | 441 | 93 | 163 | 168 | 143 | 102 | 51 | 44 | 112 | 138 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 85 | 119 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 83 | 107 | 100 | 160 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 22 | 48 | 30 | 57 | 64 | 61 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 7 | S 12 | E 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 122 | 113 | 106 | 102 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 88 | 84 | 61 | 82 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 60 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 179 | 58 | 83 | 98 | 94 | 603 | 163 | 119 | 112 | 175 | 286 | 251 | 1 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 35 | 46 | 73 | 67 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 612 | 743 | 277 | 277 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 99 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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