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Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
0.7
SSW
2
ESE
2
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
1.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)10121010121216161514131212121111111010101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58615575775711711786124179634210315811211950785680489417340327320275281227
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
SW
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
E
20
E
5
SE
5
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassonononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossononcross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
1.87
4:29AM
1.96
4:36PM
1.93
4:56AM
2.03
5:05PM
1.94
5:25AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.13
10:15PM
-0.01
10:33AM
0.05
10:42PM
-0.07
11:02AM
0.01
11:10PM
-0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:37-------5:39
Sunset--6:39-------6:38-------6:37-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242524222120202225262624232222252929282625242425
Feels °C (?)222323222221212425252726252424273030323129272728
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