Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1372 | 1372 | 1283 | 1212 | 1089 | 951 | 904 | 727 | 637 | 541 | 471 | 433 | 196 | 176 | 346 | 200 | 289 | 299 | 286 | 333 | 383 | 25 | 24 |
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-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.89m | 4:01AM1.87m | 4:25PM1.99m | 4:35AM1.91m | 4:59PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.07m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:08AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:41AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 407 | 314 | 1283 | 1212 | 1089 | 951 | 904 | 727 | 637 | 541 | 471 | 433 | 230 | 176 | 173 | 235 | 257 | 299 | 286 | 333 | 383 | 480 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 60 | — | 268 | 158 | 145 | 145 | 70 | 123 | 161 | 119 | 114 | 112 | 196 | 142 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 182 | 104 | 101 | 51 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | SW 24 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 22 | 65 | 37 | 40 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 98 | 69 | 346 | 200 | 289 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1372 | 1372 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 959 | 959 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 909 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
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