Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1
S
16
1.9
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
482
1809
1953
1989
1885
1666
1484
1902
1465
1237
976
865
749
633
488
480
409
403
330
342
326
331
225
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM1.74m
3:02AM1.96m
3:24PM1.81m
3:42AM1.98m
4:04PM1.84m
4:22AM1.94m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.12m
8:45PM0.10m
9:16AM0.04m
9:25PM0.04m
9:55AM0.01m
10:07PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:09
5:09
5:08
5:08
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
21
23
21
20
18
17
17
18
23
22
19
19
18
18
16
19
18
19
21
21
20
18
17
18
20
20
18
18
17
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.9
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
NE
5
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
Energy kJ
464
464
1809
1953
1989
1885
1666
1484
1902
1465
1237
976
865
749
633
488
480
409
403
330
342
64
331
225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
1
S
16
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SE
7
1
S
13
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
224
482
35
39
39
29
20
20
15
15
15
15
21
21
19
18
31
21
21
100
14
326
49
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.3
E
8
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
13
20
48
13
9
23
21
8
8
12
18
110
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.7
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
3
16
44
70
132
148
57
43
67
64
107
86
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
721
296
59
59
59
59
59
59
25
23
0
0
0
0
0
61
533
61
61
18
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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