Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1019 | 1493 | 1717 | 1556 | 1641 | 1455 | 1487 | 1541 | 1445 | 1323 | 1202 | 1055 | 567 | 854 | 1135 | 943 | 983 | 1093 | 1490 | 1504 | 2408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.79m | 4:41AM1.80m | 5:04PM1.84m | 5:09AM1.81m | 5:32PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 47 | — | — | — | 968 | 25 | 57 | 65 | 532 | 854 | 872 | 943 | 983 | 1093 | 1274 | 1504 | 2408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 43 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 87 | 67 | 138 | 108 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 62 | 63 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1019 | 1493 | 1717 | 1556 | 1641 | 1455 | 1487 | 1541 | 1445 | 1323 | 1202 | 1055 | 567 | 505 | 1135 | 94 | 14 | 14 | 1490 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 1264 | 462 | 296 | 112 | 106 | 59 | 59 | 940 | 959 | 959 | 59 | 59 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 277 | 56 | 18 |
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