Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 256 | 194 | 154 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.68m | 6:30AM1.52m | 6:52PM1.47m | 7:21AM1.32m | 7:56PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.33m | 12:38PM0.42m | 1:09AM0.53m | 1:34PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 328 | 256 | 105 | 94 | 97 | 103 | 81 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 74 | 402 | 499 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 486 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 194 | 154 | 109 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | — | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | — | 40 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 148 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 171 | 247 | 395 | 436 | 444 | 389 | 22 | 49 | 506 | 577 | 505 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 909 | 769 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 155 | 491 | 794 | 490 | 365 | 277 | 56 | 19 | 19 | 326 | 741 | 296 | 61 | 18 |
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