Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.1°C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	S 5	S 6	SE 9	SSE 6	S 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	NE 5	NNE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	47	46	39	24	40	19	38	52	82	77	77	94	152	51	72	148	165	118	169	163	156	145	139	178	131
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	SW	S	S	SSW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			9:31AM1.28m				10:19PM1.18m					11:33AM1.35m				00:05AM1.27m				12:42PM1.50m				1:04AM1.41m
Low Tide					4:00PM0.76m				4:40AM0.66m					6:02PM0.67m				6:11AM0.56m				7:03PM0.52m


	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	6:17
mm	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	24	23	22	21	21	20	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	22	23	24	23	23	25	25	23	21	24	25	27	24	22	21	20	20	26	24	24	24	24	25	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	S 5	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	SE 6	E 10	S 10	E 6	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 6	SSW 13
kJ	43	46	39	118	113	113	120	127	125	77	77	120	47	85	92	60	60	40	169	163	156	145	139	110	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	SE 9	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	S 10	SE 6	E 9	E 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 15	E 9	E 9	S 8	S 8	E 9	SSW 13	E 8
kJ	47	125	121	24	13	17	11	15	14	158	122	49	32	85	61	25	24	118	39	37	11	10	25	178	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 13	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 5	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	S 9	S 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	S 7	E 9	—
kJ	33	33	23	22	17	13	17	16	10	25	21	80	—	42	40	23	79	22	12	11	—	—	4	25	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 6	E 6	NE 5	NNE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 6
kJ	52	75	69	14	40	19	38	52	82	11	22	94	152	51	72	148	165	141	125	149	214	187	166	143	107
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	3	3	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	23	61	295	619	97	23	63	49	49	97	721	44	721	61	277	44	0	462	1315	59	0	18	18	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	2		2			1	2	3				3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4

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