Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
14
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
0.7
S
19
1.2
S
18
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4016
4216
3691
6202
5805
5347
4432
3803
2816
2323
1793
1452
1118
933
714
607
553
354
899
1552
1928
1885
1663
1354
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM1.65m
2:56AM1.82m
3:12PM1.72m
3:23AM1.85m
3:39PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.25m
8:42PM0.22m
9:06AM0.17m
9:11PM0.17m
9:33AM0.13m
9:39PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:20
Temp °C
16
17
20
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
20
26
27
23
21
20
20
21
22
23
22
21
19
18
12
14
16
16
18
17
15
14
12
13
18
24
26
22
22
19
18
18
18
20
22
22
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
3.5
S
13
3
S
14
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1
ENE
7
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
18
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
Energy kJ
67
4216
3691
6202
5805
5347
4432
3803
2816
2323
1793
1452
1118
933
714
607
114
338
899
1552
1928
1885
1663
1354
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
1.8
S
16
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
1.3
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
NE
8
1.1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
65
1778
44
43
43
42
45
47
31
30
30
29
86
78
154
72
59
282
149
15
14
8
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
20
0.7
S
19
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
67
45
61
31
29
51
16
73
77
354
49
28
15
15
15
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
4016
64
9
13
26
122
167
355
553
78
101
101
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
18
59
18
18
59
98
112
18
18
18
18
18
0
49
18
0
0
0
0
59
56
59
59
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Blythedale surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest