Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 738 | 555 | 456 | 363 | 284 | 267 | 154 | 117 | 156 | 188 | 108 | 14 | 320 | 298 | 225 | 184 | 128 | 104 | 252 | 165 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.89m | 2:52AM1.79m | 3:06PM2.00m | 3:24AM1.87m | 3:39PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 738 | 555 | 456 | 363 | 284 | 267 | 154 | 109 | 110 | 102 | 173 | 142 | 93 | 51 | 61 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 28 | 28 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 16 | 47 | 117 | 156 | 15 | 108 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 64 | 15 | 94 | 22 | 4 | — | 32 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 28 | 92 | 144 | 141 | 99 | 99 | 226 | — | 188 | 25 | 127 | 320 | 298 | 225 | 184 | 128 | 104 | 252 | 165 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 462 | 721 | 97 | 112 | 112 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 25 | 29 |
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