Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 248 | 370 | 429 | 383 | 361 | 282 | 324 | 252 | 192 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 179 | 395 | 360 | 400 | 383 | 388 | 322 | 254 | 228 | 713 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.74m | 3:11PM1.90m | 3:22AM1.85m | 3:38PM2.01m | 3:49AM1.91m | 4:05PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.12m | 9:18PM0.10m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.01m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 248 | 370 | 429 | 383 | 361 | 282 | 324 | 252 | 158 | 110 | 68 | 48 | 179 | 395 | 324 | 185 | 117 | 388 | 322 | 254 | 189 | 36 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 192 | 135 | 130 | 93 | 82 | 6 | 360 | 400 | 383 | 85 | 64 | 51 | 53 | 94 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 23 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | 125 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 2 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 42 | 105 | 191 | 209 | 187 | 226 | — | 1 | 91 | 141 | 424 | 420 | — | — | — | 9 | 94 | 228 | 713 | 929 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 741 | 61 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 153 | 909 | 99 | 794 | 112 |
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