Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Blythedale today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.6
SSW
21
0.5
S
20
0.6
SSW
19
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
637
528
471
423
196
132
346
200
289
244
238
101
52
25
24
24
6
8
19
16
16
29
17
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:01AM1.87m
4:25PM1.99m
4:35AM1.91m
4:59PM2.02m
5:07AM1.89m
5:30PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:08AM-0.02m
10:31PM0.05m
10:41AM-0.06m
11:04PM0.06m
11:13AM-0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
19
20
18
17
16
16
15
16
20
21
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
16
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
18
17
17
17
16
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