Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 233 | 187 | 807 | 1317 | 4056 | 5469 | 5711 | 4440 | 3103 | 2314 | 1695 | 1299 | 998 | 711 | 563 | 392 | 319 | 202 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.18m | 00:53AM1.30m | 1:34PM1.40m | 1:53AM1.49m | 2:20PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.75m | 6:26PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.58m | 7:44PM0.52m | 8:04AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 185 | 194 | 188 | 150 | 138 | 112 | 1317 | 4056 | 5469 | 5711 | 4440 | 3103 | 2314 | 1695 | 1299 | 998 | 711 | 563 | 392 | 319 | 202 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 229 | 162 | 242 | 238 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 102 | 95 | 118 | 118 | 118 | — | 68 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 156 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | E 10 | — | S 18 | — | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 228 | 247 | 129 | 93 | 75 | 60 | 807 | 133 | 153 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 31 | — | 6 | — | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 25 | 44 | 56 | 77 | 107 | 143 | 320 | 570 | 603 | 508 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 721 | 61 | 61 | 959 | 61 | 41 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 49 | 97 | 97 | 567 | 312 | 533 | 915 | 751 | 567 | 533 |
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