Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
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2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
14
1.9
SSW
5
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
849
683
555
389
299
284
224
244
259
289
338
0
1258
2091
2345
1835
1277
800
627
493
373
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:20AM1.11m
9:26PM1.11m
12:05PM1.04m
00:56AM1.15m
1:46PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.80m
4:44AM0.85m
6:12PM0.86m
7:29AM0.74m
7:45PM0.71m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
18
29
34
34
20
20
19
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
20
18
16
17
27
31
30
14
13
13
12
14
15
16
17
17
17
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