Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.1°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	113	149	149	165	189	176	123	123	118	90	95	113	116	116	108	105	135	120	118	102	67	55	133	29
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	SE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:17AM1.83m				3:32PM1.99m				3:45AM1.87m				3:59PM1.99m				4:12AM1.87m				4:25PM1.94m
Low Tide				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m				9:46AM0.01m				10:07PM0.02m				10:13AM0.03m				10:32PM0.05m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	24	32	30	28	26	24	22	21	24	30	29	28	25	23
Feels °C	20	21	23	24	24	25	26	24	21	22	24	30	25	24	27	23	21	19	23	27	25	24	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	127	127	135	135	138	179	123	123	118	90	90	86	116	116	108	105	78	82	117	85	67	55	30	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SE 8	SE 8	S 8	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	—	SSW 12	—
kJ	113	149	149	165	189	176	121	85	85	87	95	113	2	2	1	21	135	120	118	102	—	—	133	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	24	28	27	27	26	26	17	13	6	6	2	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	107	78	28	13	—	10	28	105	164	216	251	270	639	1017	822	537	342	323	332	384	687	1024	871	685
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Surfers KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Umhlanga KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	3	3	4	4	2	1	2	2	4	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	59	27	0	59	61	58	0	18	61	44	61	567	794	44	44	197	61	57	61	392	533	462	61	18
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	2	1	2				4	4		2	2						3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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