Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.3°C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Evening (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s

Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 8	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 8	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	97	60	59	74	71	139	205	58	249	232	201	193	172	167	118	116	111	142	152	163	187	173	119	83
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	W	W	NNW	NE	E	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:14AM1.63m				2:33PM1.84m				2:47AM1.75m				3:04PM1.94m				3:17AM1.83m				3:32PM1.99m
Low Tide				8:17AM0.21m				8:44PM0.18m				8:48AM0.10m				9:13PM0.08m				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	23	24	22	21	20	20	19	22	25	24	22	22	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22
Feels °C	19	18	18	20	21	20	22	23	22	20	23	26	24	21	21	20	21	21	22	23	24	26	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	S 8	S 8	E 9	ENE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	326	313	306	300	71	57	171	144	375	325	274	234	192	188	184	148	153	127	130	135	141	150	148	145
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	SSW 18	SSW 19	S 8	E 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	97	60	59	74	65	139	57	202	57	42	201	193	172	167	118	116	111	107	152	163	187	173	119	83
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 18	SSW 12	—	SSW 19	S 8	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 5	S 5	SE 8
kJ	54	43	30	64	13	—	205	58	249	232	42	42	32	32	32	14	12	28	27	27	27	21	13	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 9	E 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	5	492	685	212	159	116	—	—	—	—	3	33	86	128	142	100	61	31	—	12	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Umdloti KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	49	533	741	61	61	0	0	0	49	61	721	490	99	99	99	59	41	98	197	61	59	49
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2					3	3	3	3				2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	7

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