Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

20.3°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (12 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	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 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	S 15	ESE 10	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	35	33	30	49	55	89	86	86	109	92	283	427	408	372	346	259	237	169	167	106	109	502	213
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	E	E	E	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	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					4:29PM2.05m				4:39AM1.91m				4:56PM2.00m					5:06AM1.85m				5:22PM1.90m
Low Tide			10:14AM-0.07m				10:36PM0.00m				10:42AM-0.05m					11:03PM0.05m				11:09AM0.03m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	20	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	21	27	27	24	22	21
Feels °C	21	22	23	20	21	21	21	22	20	20	22	20	19	20	19	17	16	16	20	20	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	E 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 8	SE 9	S 14	S 15	ESE 10	SSW 14
kJ	127	125	116	49	92	96	86	86	109	92	73	427	408	372	346	259	237	64	115	106	109	502	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 9	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	S 9	S 14	SSW 14
kJ	17	10	10	6	55	89	99	103	103	103	79	49	35	32	23	34	28	169	167	55	2	100	213
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 19	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	—	S 9	—
kJ	35	33	30	14	29	28	43	41	40	39	283	35	34	33	31	30	16	7	7	7	—	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 8	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	143	15	25	29	31	35	39	71	154	280	361	385	449	555	637	711	1286	1883	1176	1318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	4	5	5	2	2	2	8	4
Distance (km)	0	18	61	909	909	61	61	49	18	49	61	61	61	959	949	915	751	751	739	612	567	326	343
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)					Kosi Bay	Siyayi	Siyayi	Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	2	1					1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	8	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gerickes Point South Africa	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Namotu Lefts Fiji	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	8	5

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