Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 362 | 381 | 914 | 1164 | 2398 | 2069 | 1884 | 2048 | 2415 | 1914 | 1685 | 1461 | 1048 | 782 | 675 | 651 | 604 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.51m | 2:25PM1.54m | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:10PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.53m | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 131 | 107 | 75 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 60 | 61 | 42 | 69 | 71 | 96 | 121 | 181 | 177 | 173 | 249 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 193 | 362 | 73 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 71 | 150 | 276 | 111 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 83 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 86 | — | 117 | 218 | 213 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 89 | 381 | 914 | 1164 | 2398 | 2069 | 1884 | 2048 | 2415 | 1914 | 1685 | 1461 | 1048 | 782 | 675 | 651 | 604 | 527 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 153 | 295 | 915 | 741 | 607 | 607 | 490 | 462 | 112 | 296 | 112 | 112 | 721 | 721 | 959 | 387 | 959 | 959 |
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