Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2927 | 1958 | 1052 | 753 | 755 | 752 | 614 | 567 | 587 | 528 | 495 | 460 | 404 | 353 | 384 | 372 | 372 | 298 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.25m | 1:42PM1.23m | 1:58AM1.36m | 2:30PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.75m | 7:24AM0.67m | 7:40PM0.66m | 8:16AM0.54m | 8:28PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 340 | 534 | 753 | 755 | 752 | 614 | 567 | 587 | 528 | 495 | 460 | 404 | 353 | 307 | 325 | 211 | 159 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 42 | 41 | 561 | 644 | 500 | 468 | 381 | 381 | 288 | 280 | 276 | 273 | 313 | 384 | 372 | 372 | 298 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 50 | — | 104 | 210 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2927 | 1958 | 1052 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 54 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 112 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 387 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 757 | 751 | 481 | 277 |
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