Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 527 | 0 | 1082 | 2367 | 3135 | 2734 | 1947 | 1412 | 957 | 682 | 600 | 482 | 424 | 246 | 377 | 318 | 129 | 81 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.15m | 1:46PM1.19m | 1:55AM1.30m | 2:23PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.86m | 7:29AM0.74m | 7:45PM0.71m | 8:11AM0.57m | 8:22PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 32 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 338 | 75 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 957 | 682 | 600 | 482 | 424 | 246 | 377 | 318 | 129 | 81 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 527 | — | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 170 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 68 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | SSW 17 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 6 | — | 29 | 14 | 45 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 202 | 1082 | 2367 | 3135 | 2734 | 1947 | 1412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 184 | 909 | 607 | 736 | 296 | 387 | 739 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 0 |
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