
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
503 | 816 | 734 | 878 | 964 | 964 | 940 | 1290 | 833 | 689 | 689 | 624 | 614 | 555 | 546 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 442 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.70m | 7:19AM1.51m | 7:51PM1.56m | 7:58AM1.37m | 8:34PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.41m | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:00AM0.53m | 2:07PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
503 | 816 | 734 | 878 | 964 | 964 | 940 | 1290 | 833 | 689 | 689 | 624 | 614 | 555 | 546 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 442 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
309 | 194 | 225 | 141 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 85 | 108 | 203 | 153 | 103 | 58 | 65 | 35 | 53 | 135 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | E 9 |
71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 59 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 95 | 11 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
4 | 7 | 7 | — | 131 | 253 | 102 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 25 | 54 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 197 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
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