Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 118 | 118 | 172 | 355 | 1155 | 1034 | 987 | 851 | 1033 | 1409 | 2182 | 2513 | 2412 | 2127 | 1868 | 1632 | 1419 | 1264 | 1121 | 972 | 941 | 956 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.26m | 11:09PM1.45m | 11:55AM1.28m | 00:36AM1.49m | 1:17PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.60m | 4:26PM0.56m | 5:42AM0.58m | 5:59PM0.55m | 7:03AM0.49m | 7:19PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 35 | 118 | 172 | 271 | 1155 | 1034 | 987 | 851 | 1033 | 1409 | 2182 | 2513 | 2412 | 2127 | 1868 | 1632 | 1419 | 1264 | 1121 | 972 | 941 | 956 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 120 | 118 | 14 | 35 | 355 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 46 | 47 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 462 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 296 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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