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Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 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
24.7° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
NNE
1
S
2.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)99998888586888888910101091111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3202242191811731441128787129461120412081114962521354281258250201156170173
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
1.64
3:49AM
1.64
3:56PM
1.73
4:19AM
1.74
4:26PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
0.38
9:38PM
0.25
9:48AM
0.29
10:07PM
0.15
10:19AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.08
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-5:09-------5:11-------5:11------
Sunset----6:58-------6:57-------6:57---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------111---------
Temp. °C232324252523222223242323222221202021222323222221
Feels °C (?)242525272624232225211718171818171819212222212321
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