Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.8
SE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
NE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)999141413131351212121259998856666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1901681201111059995933386838256314240405149104167175134123
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
WNW
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.90
5:55AM
1.99
6:04PM
1.81
6:26AM
1.88
6:36PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.03
11:39PM
-0.04
12:02PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.21
12:43AM
0.20
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset----6:37-------6:36-------6:35---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----22-----------------
Temp. °C242528282725222222232727262424232324272725242322
Feels °C (?)293031292927242323252827272626252525252422222221
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