Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
SSE
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)8887776661266111156614131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201182113114606438292058403812188801071261079995127119152192
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
E
20
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
N
15
N
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
1.18
1:03AM
1.20
1:35PM
1.33
2:10AM
1.43
2:26PM
1.52
2:51AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.74
7:16AM
0.68
7:54PM
0.54
8:18AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.34
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:45
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:29-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------211--------------
Temp. °C272726242423232223232323222322243234323129262425
Feels °C (?)272627262726262324252426232322243335312729282627
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