Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
2.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212181716161616151514151514151415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9099539389658677757517396683927928722694854255518751421119511231154944108712081371
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.73
5:31AM
1.74
5:44PM
1.63
5:54AM
1.61
6:09PM
1.49
6:19AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.13
11:22PM
0.19
11:39AM
0.23
11:47PM
0.31
12:05PM
0.35
12:13AM
0.45
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:45-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1221------1---
Temp. °C262625232322222324232221202121212222222221201920
Feels °C (?)272726242525242120191819171818181921222323211920
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