Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.3° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	17s
Evening (28 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	2	!	!	2	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	0	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSW 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	106	235	408	522	572	949	1165	1342	1183	955	826	758	692	851	841	647	547	720	749	1217	1250	1566	1469
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
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	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	cross-off
High Tide					3:38PM1.60m				3:44AM1.68m				4:07PM1.71m				4:13AM1.76m				4:36PM1.79m
Low Tide			9:25AM0.30m				9:37PM0.33m				9:54AM0.19m				10:07PM0.26m				10:22AM0.12m				10:37PM0.20m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	1	—	1	1	3	1	4	5	1	2	2	2	1	2	4	6	2	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	17	17	17	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	E 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 9	E 9	SSE 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 11
kJ	106	235	408	522	47	337	312	234	228	225	826	133	692	103	101	647	231	300	220	61	44	48	83
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	18	115	57	58	—	49	48	65	65	85	106	273	130	207	89	78	81	60	61	—	—	—	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	ESE 9	S 12	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	SSW 15	E 9	SSW 14	—	—	SSW 15	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	83	28	69	5	—	—	—	—	—	106	222	136	207	—	—	237	81	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	SSW 5	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	—	SSE 9	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	SSE 9	S 9	SSW 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	66	69	74	78	572	949	1165	1342	1183	955	—	758	—	851	841	—	547	720	749	1217	1250	1566	1469
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dinos Left Inhambane	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	59	59	744	959	959	959	959	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	296	343	343	462	296	277
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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