Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 409 | 336 | 319 | 319 | 236 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 167 | 213 | 247 | 307 | 710 | 534 | 1400 | 1858 | 2813 | 3490 | 3021 | 2056 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.24m | 9:34PM1.29m | 10:12AM1.13m | 11:14PM1.21m | 12:20PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.64m | 4:00AM0.74m | 4:21PM0.75m | 5:52AM0.75m | 6:20PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 409 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 236 | 236 | 232 | 113 | 88 | 68 | 247 | 307 | 108 | 106 | 99 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 218 | 340 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 360 | 336 | 265 | 236 | 178 | 135 | 135 | 197 | 167 | 164 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 45 | 163 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 23 | NE 7 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 107 | 213 | 164 | 161 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 67 | 184 | 293 | 247 | 162 | 137 | 200 | — | 7 | — | — | 710 | 534 | 1400 | 1858 | 2813 | 3490 | 3021 | 2056 | 1137 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 619 | 392 | 277 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 188 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 736 | 607 | 607 | 722 | 462 | 462 | 59 | 56 |
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