Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1475 | 1366 | 1469 | 1274 | 1107 | 989 | 884 | 715 | 560 | 477 | 428 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 359 | 318 | 28 | 70 | 101 | 198 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.27m | 7:19AM1.14m | 7:45PM1.10m | 11:45AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.62m | 1:19AM0.71m | 1:30PM0.81m | 3:00AM0.87m | 6:07PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 87 | 82 | 123 | 1274 | 1107 | 989 | 884 | 715 | 560 | 477 | 428 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 359 | 318 | 316 | 25 | 101 | 198 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 25 | — | 43 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 60 | 57 | 31 | 28 | 70 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | — | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 44 | 47 | 82 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | — | 5 | 21 | 36 | 49 | 47 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1475 | 1366 | 1469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 339 | 381 | 377 | 334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1279 | 1279 | 112 | 59 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
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