Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 79 | 110 | 157 | 159 | 175 | 125 | 43 | 110 | 134 | 136 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 114 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.39m | 2:00AM1.45m | 2:20PM1.58m | 2:28AM1.61m | 2:45PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.56m | 8:07AM0.41m | 8:25PM0.39m | 8:32AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 109 | 112 | 138 | 142 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 121 | 112 | 78 | 103 | 84 | 136 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 114 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 159 | 132 | 125 | 18 | 82 | 134 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 43 | 42 | 21 | 47 | 79 | 110 | 157 | 12 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 110 | 100 | 129 | 93 | 85 | 82 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 51 | 240 | 175 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 39 | 52 | 39 | 20 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 769 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 343 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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