Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 77 | 73 | 104 | 149 | 173 | 178 | 160 | 294 | 1030 | 1206 | 943 | 753 | 339 | 273 | 206 | 190 | 167 | 167 | 234 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.04m | 3:56AM1.90m | 4:12PM2.03m | 4:30AM1.87m | 4:47PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.02m | 10:58PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 73 | 38 | 149 | 173 | 178 | 160 | 138 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 339 | 193 | 206 | 190 | 167 | 167 | 234 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 18 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 79 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 157 | 153 | 114 | 105 | 82 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | SW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 31 | 69 | 84 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 77 | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | 294 | 1030 | 1206 | 943 | 753 | 255 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 29 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 947 | 277 | 106 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 959 | 18 | 18 |
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