Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.6
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)1466191817161514141415141414131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)763023525663297310168928347047247447246654533612862772182322862772691363
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
15
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
1.37
7:54PM
1.31
8:38AM
1.16
10:14PM
1.13
12:15PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.49
1:33PM
0.57
2:16AM
0.70
3:05PM
0.78
5:13AM
0.79
6:42PM
0.76
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise---5:54-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C201918191920201919181719262724242323202223222218
Feels °C (?)181616171717191819191718242523242219182121192013
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Blythedale (light winds from the SSW at Durban Shaka Airport 33 km from Blythedale). 1.8m 7s swell from the SSW with a 0.9m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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15 km/h
SSW
0.0
21.5
Air / Water (°C)
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