Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.3°C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 6	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	176	129	170	178	133	125	119	123	186	186	129	129	157	131	384	193	61	79	468	499	665	303	238	205	145	164
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:04AM1.41m				1:28PM1.64m				1:47AM1.53m					2:04PM1.75m				2:22AM1.64m				2:36PM1.82m				2:53AM1.71m
Low Tide			7:05AM0.43m				7:44PM0.37m				7:46AM0.31m					8:17PM0.26m				8:21AM0.23m				8:47PM0.17m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	6:20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	7	4	7
Temp °C	22	21	24	29	31	30	27	26	25	22	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	24	22	25	29	29	28	21	24	27	21	23	24	24	24	24	22	22	22	22	21	17	17	18	16	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 5	SSW 15	S 14	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	176	129	170	178	133	125	119	508	131	291	243	168	130	105	96	77	77	79	468	499	37	303	238	181	117	164
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 9	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	78	38	24	—	—	—	—	123	186	186	129	129	90	109	131	193	61	58	57	39	51	37	37	36	24	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	SSW 12	—	—	S 15	SSW 12	SSW 15	SE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	E 8	E 9
kJ	18	20	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	136	—	—	39	53	75	16	6	6	15	16	17	23	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 5	S 5	—	—	SE 5	S 14	S 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	26	26	97	386	936	921	929	363	—	37	62	157	131	384	47	53	—	—	20	665	50	62	205	145	108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	4	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	4	2	2	2
Distance (km)	18	18	61	794	915	145	63	44	0	59	99	607	99	98	59	59	59	58	25	0	59	59	794	97	99	153
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1				3	4	2	2	3		2	2	3			1	3	3	3	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4

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