Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 984 | 1072 | 1048 | 990 | 836 | 599 | 451 | 263 | 411 | 636 | 487 | 409 | 418 | 1160 | 1124 | 1091 | 948 | 915 | 711 | 604 | 326 | 245 | 204 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.75m | 6:27AM1.63m | 7:04PM1.68m | 7:13AM1.52m | 7:55PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.14m | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:38PM0.22m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:24PM0.32m | 2:03AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 984 | 1072 | 1048 | 990 | 836 | 599 | 451 | 256 | 228 | 12 | 210 | 243 | 277 | 1160 | 1124 | 1091 | 948 | 915 | 711 | 604 | 326 | 245 | 204 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 203 | 149 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 79 | 53 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 63 | 61 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 42 | 85 | 263 | 411 | 636 | 487 | 409 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | 41 | 46 | 65 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 27 | 49 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 343 | 745 | 112 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 769 | 769 | 612 | 63 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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