Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 5					Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	698	575	492	411	323	273	229	192	157	154	127	147	82	79	61	61	60	60	34	42	41	41	41	66
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	E	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	W	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:04PM1.65m				7:11AM1.53m				7:46PM1.60m				7:57AM1.43m					8:37PM1.53m
Low Tide		12:45PM0.26m				1:11AM0.42m				1:23PM0.33m				1:58AM0.49m					2:08PM0.42m				2:56AM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	19	18	16	15	15	15	20	23	22	19	17	16	16	16	22	26	24	21	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	14	12	12	12	17	19	21	17	14	12	12	12	18	21	22	18	16	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	698	575	492	411	323	273	229	192	157	154	127	124	82	116	101	80	83	60	34	33	33	109	69	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	61	40	49	48	31	38	38	34	31	21	20	18	18	79	61	61	60	17	17	42	41	32	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SSW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	12	34	39	39	38	29	28	37	22	6	6	14	6	18	18	18	18	22	21	8	17	41	41	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—
kJ	—	—	5	17	38	38	37	79	77	32	63	147	139	261	209	175	172	74	103	187	172	172	162	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	61	61	18	18	18	0	0	49	61	44	18	18	0	0	0	49	61	57	18	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Siyayi		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	3			2	3	3	2	2	2		1	2	2	2	2	2	1			2	3	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8

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