Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	69	66	67	80	80	81	82	120	118	116	188	441	1145	1138	1037	928	1142	1610	2415	2797	2445	2157	1895	1788
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	W	W	WNW	NW	W	SSE	S	S	S	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:56AM1.33m				9:44PM1.47m				10:18AM1.26m					11:09PM1.45m				11:55AM1.28m				00:36AM1.49m
Low Tide					3:07PM0.51m				4:12AM0.60m				4:26PM0.56m					5:42AM0.58m				5:59PM0.55m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1
Temp °C	18	18	22	23	21	21	20	18	18	18	21	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	15	20	20	19	19	17	16	16	16	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	19	18	19	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	47	31	21	31	80	81	55	44	24	116	188	441	1145	1138	1037	928	1142	1610	2415	2797	2445	2157	1895	1788
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 8	SSW 7	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	31	31	31	80	31	31	82	120	118	14	35	75	40	40	37	33	33	30	29	29	29	19	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 12	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	69	66	67	17	17	17	22	14	21	21	13	39	8	8	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 2	WSW 3	—	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	3	—	21	33	36	5	28	29	44	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	7	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	63	61	44	0	97	18	0	0	25	462	59	0	0	0	0	0	59	295	387	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Tongaat		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	St Lucia	St Lucia	Sodwana		Mapelane	Kosi Bay	Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	1	1	2		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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