Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (04 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Evening (04 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 4					Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tue 7
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2065	1659	1361	1066	901	831	764	777	698	615	492	379	323	273	229	192	157	154	127	124	82	80	61	61
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SSE	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:28PM1.68m				6:33AM1.61m				7:04PM1.65m				7:11AM1.53m				7:46PM1.60m				7:57AM1.43m
Low Tide		12:11PM0.21m				00:32AM0.37m				12:45PM0.26m				1:11AM0.42m				1:23PM0.33m				1:58AM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	20	21	20	18	16	15	15	15	19	23	22	19	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	17	16	14	13	13	12	18	18	19	17	14	12	12	12	16	19	21	17	14	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	2065	1659	1361	1066	901	831	764	777	698	615	492	379	323	273	229	192	157	154	127	124	82	80	136	104
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 6	ENE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	65	65	65	64	63	62	62	62	40	40	49	48	31	38	38	46	41	21	20	18	18	18	61	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	SW 17	SSW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 9	S 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	90	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	12	34	39	39	38	15	27	37	22	6	6	6	6	6	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	41	49	44	45	101	72	34	57	176	230	173	278	190
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	61	61	18	18	0	0	0	0	61	57	18	18	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3	2	2	2	2			3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	5

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