Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 141 | 186 | 226 | 189 | 202 | 240 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 48 | 79 | 77 | 49 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.63m | 6:33AM1.53m | 6:53PM1.44m | 7:38AM1.37m | 8:06PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.28m | 00:18AM0.32m | 12:41PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.49m | 1:51PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 141 | 159 | 138 | 117 | 117 | 97 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 249 | 177 | 140 | 143 | 134 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 64 | 61 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 79 | 77 | 49 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | — | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | S 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 55 | 33 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 112 | 186 | 226 | 189 | 202 | 240 | 278 | 277 | 497 | 732 | 664 | 424 | 415 | 352 | 336 | — | 20 | 43 | 39 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 915 | 915 | 1020 | 769 | 739 | 295 | 295 | 392 | 619 | 721 | 619 | 514 | 277 | 277 | 19 | 0 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 59 | 56 |
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