Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 38 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 106 | 65 | 207 | 317 | 492 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.69m | 4:57PM1.69m | 5:18AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.60m | 5:50AM1.51m | 5:57PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.25m | 11:08PM0.23m | 11:20AM0.35m | 11:39PM0.32m | 11:52AM0.46m | 00:13AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | 6:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 504 | 440 | 363 | 301 | 288 | 241 | 235 | 198 | 189 | 153 | 145 | 116 | 92 | 67 | 61 | 169 | 113 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 41 | 40 | 207 | 317 | 492 | 721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | SW 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 92 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 65 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 46 | 35 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 38 | — | — | 24 | 30 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 106 | 47 | 138 | 176 | 212 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 25 | 387 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 112 | 343 | 99 | 99 | 112 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 23 | 959 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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