Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.3° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	384	672	721	772	896	51	33	33	19	19	18	18	17	11	11	11	10	9	15	16	14	73	70	50
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NE	E	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	S	E	ESE	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:57PM1.80m				4:13AM1.84m				4:40PM1.89m				4:53AM1.85m					5:20PM1.92m
Low Tide			9:42AM0.11m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.04m				10:45PM0.12m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	20	21	19	18	17	16	16	16	21	21	19	18	19	20	18	18	20	21	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	19	19	18	18	17	15	15	15	20	20	19	18	19	19	17	17	20	20	19	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	384	672	721	772	896	896	896	816	816	725	640	653	784	862	862	748	644	551	468	410	402	332	332	279
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	152	82	78	74	52	51	33	33	19	19	18	18	17	8	8	11	10	9	12	7	14	73	70	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	—	SSE 10	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 16	S 16	S 12	S 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	110	—	9	—	17	8	7	—	5	5	3	2	5	11	11	8	8	8	15	16	8	7	15	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	16	12	14	19	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	61	61	61	18	18	18	18	18	25	296	23	18	18	18	18	18	56	61	61	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Mapelane		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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