Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 67 | 139 | 205 | 57 | 249 | 232 | 201 | 193 | 172 | 167 | 118 | 9 | 113 | 108 | 149 | 163 | 189 | 133 | 119 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.84m | 2:47AM1.75m | 3:04PM1.94m | 3:17AM1.83m | 3:32PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | 8:48AM0.10m | 9:13PM0.08m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:40PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 300 | 67 | 55 | 171 | 146 | 427 | 318 | 274 | 234 | 194 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 125 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 150 | 148 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 8 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 65 | 139 | 57 | 246 | 249 | 232 | 201 | 193 | 172 | 167 | 118 | 9 | 113 | 108 | 149 | 163 | 189 | 133 | 119 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 13 | 19 | 205 | 57 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 492 | 694 | 244 | 196 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 94 | 108 | 141 | 111 | 71 | 32 | 20 | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 533 | 663 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 721 | 99 | 59 | 59 | 99 | 59 | 0 | 99 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 0 |
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